The United Arabe Emirates intensified its medical efforts to contain the spread of an outbreak of cholera as an threatened tens of thousands of people fleeing the famine-hit areas of Somalia to pack into the crowded camps in the country's capital, Mogadishu.
Several people have died from suspected cholera cases in the single hospital existing in Mogadishu, and there have been many other confirmed cholera outbreaks across the country according to the UN World Health Organisation.
Published on: 16/08/2011
The United Arabe Emirates intensified its medical efforts to contain the spread of an outbreak of cholera as an threatened tens of thousands of people fleeing the famine-hit areas of Somalia to pack into the crowded camps in the country's capital, Mogadishu.
Several people have died from suspected cholera cases in the single hospital existing in Mogadishu, and there have been many other confirmed cholera outbreaks across the country according to the UN World Health Organisation.Since the mobile hospital was inaugurated last week, it has visited the refugee camp in the suburbs of Mogadishu to give treatment to more than 820 patients suspected to be suffering from Cholera caused by a bacteria that spread through dirty water.
It is easily treated with oral rehydration salts and antibiotics. But many health centres in Somalia lack even these basic supplies. As a result, those who get cholera, especially children, can die of dehydration within days or even hours of being infected.
Source: UAE Interact, 15/08/2011.
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