Tears as 6 succumb to Cholera in Embu

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Six people have been reported dead following a cholera outbreak in Embu.

The six had all been admitted at Embu level five hospital for medication.

Three including two primary school pupils and a secondary school student are still undergoing treatment.

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Six patients were admitted last week at Embu level five hospital, having been diagnosed with cholera like symptoms.

Three have been discharged in stable condition, while the other three are in isolation at the same facility.

Officials from the ministry of health have called for proper hygiene practices in the area saying it was the prerogative of the locals to help in fighting the outbreak by ensuring a clean environment.

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Officials from the country’s health department have been visiting eateries in the area to conduct inspections.

Elsewhere, patients living with Tuberculosis (TB) infection in Maralal town Samburu County are now living in fear due to lack of medicine at the Maralal Referral Hospital

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“I am suffering from tuberculosis, I have been coming here since Monday but there are no drugs, I’m not alone we are many, we don’t know what to do, we are afraid that we might succumb to TB or even spread this disease’ infection to other people,” a TB patient was quoted by Citizen.

Other patients are however hopeful that they will find relief even though they might be forced to begin the treatment afresh.

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“I was afraid that I might die but we are being told that we should have hope and we are hopeful until that day that the hospital will be supplied with TB medicine though we don’t know if we are going to be told to start treatment afresh upon arrival of the drugs,” one said.

Efforts to get a response from the hospital administration bore no fruit as journalists were even banned from entering the hospital.

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Security officers at the hospital said they have been instructed by their boss not to allow journalists within the facility failure to which they would be sacked.

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