Locals in the Moroto district continue to defecate in the open spaces despite a surge in the numbers of Cholera infections in the past few days. Cholera patients in Moroto are now over 260 with more than half of these admitted at isolation centers. The waterborne disease that broke out early this month has affected […]
Locals in the Moroto district continue to defecate in the open spaces despite a surge in the numbers of Cholera infections in the past few days.
Cholera patients in Moroto are now over 260 with more than half of these admitted at isolation centers.
The waterborne disease that broke out early this month has affected 25 villages and eight parishes with 5 deaths.
District authorities worry that the poor latrine coverage, unhygienic practices, and lack of access to safe and clean water could escalate infections in the district.
Health workers at the isolation centers where 90 percent of infected patients are hospitalized say they are incapacitated in terms of hospital beds and staff to handle patients.
They are now appealing for more intervention from the government.
The WHO sent an assortment of items comprising of beds, drugs, and water purification tablets among others in an effort to combat the spread of the water-borne disease.
In the same light, the Health Ministry also delivered up to 8 vehicles to assist with disease surveillance, sensitization, and case management in communities.
Loputuk Health Centre III i isolation center within to handle cholera patients as they continue to admit daily.
Moroto Municipal which is hardest hit in the district has since closed all the takeaway restaurants and banned sale of fresh foods along the streets with the aim to get rid of the disease.
