DR Congo Cholera 2014

[Ronan Kelly]

Link to 2013 thread: http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=198050

google translated;

Katanga: strong presumption of a cholera epidemic in the Health Zone Kabalo, already 50 cases with one death
Thursday, January 9, 2014 8:50

Kongolo, 9 January 2014 (caritasdev.cd): A cholera epidemic is feared in the Health Zone Kabalo, District of Tanganyika in Katanga Province. The first suspected cases were detected December 23, 2013. Four days later, the threshold has been exceeded, bringing the number to more than ten. To date, we have already recorded fifty cases, including one death on the night of Tuesday, January 7, 2014, and nine cases treated at the H?pital G?n?ral de R?f?rence Kabalo.

According to a briefing note of the Emergency Department-Social Caritas Kongolo reached Wednesday caritasdev.cd, areas most affected health and LUKUNDULA MPONGO in the city of Kabalo and Ngwena MAYI, Ngwena STATION, KADIMA, KASHALE, KABANDA, KITULE and Kasinge. Support is provided by the staff of the Health Zone, General Hospital Reference Kabalo and Community Relay with the support of Doctors Without Borders / France. "However, the Chief Medical Officer of Zone we contacted on the phone, calls for a reinforcing communication equipment (megaphones) and chlorine for treating water supply points. Health Zone still has 35 kg of chlorine " says Donatien KYONI KUMWIMBA, Director of Emergency Social-Caritas Kongolo. Additionally, three other cases are reported in the Health Zone Kongolo. According to the Chief Medical Kongolo area, these cases come from KALENGA MAYI, a village along the Congo River between Kabalo and Kongolo. Of the three, one death on the road to the General Referral Hospital Kongolo, concludes our source. Kamandji Guy-Marin
http://caritasdev.cd/fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2150#

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: DR Congo Cholera 2014

Bulletin d'Information Humanitaire
15 janvier 2014 Province du Katanga
N? 01/14
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cholera
The cholera epidemic continues to gain ground. From 1 to 5 January 2014, Katanga has already registered a
total of 156 cases including five deaths, in 15 health zones, with a case fatality of 3.2%. As a reminder, in 2013, the
Katanga was the most affected province in the DRC with a total of 13,726 cases with 348 deaths, a fatality
2.5% against 6930 cases with 223 deaths in 2012. The health district of Lubumbashi alone had 49%
cholera cases in the province.
Among the challenges facing the Katanga, access to drinking water is one of the priority needs. of
more sustainable actions (development) and long-term in the field of water and sanitation are
needed to stem the disease.
...
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefwe... Humanitaire Province du Katanga No 01_14.pdf

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Re: DR Congo Cholera 2014

Bulletin humanitaire provincial
Province du Sud-Kivu | RD Congo
Octobre 2014

http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefwe...n humanitaire provincial-Octobre 2014 (1).pdf
...
Cholera: the situation worries
humanitarian
The month of October was marked by several outbreaks of cholera in the province which
a new epidemic declared by health authorities on October 14 in the Area
Health (ZS) Nundu in Fizi territory. From October 13 to 19, 51 cases were recorded,
a number greater than the epidemic threshold set at 8 cases per week for this area.
NGO Solidarit?s International and CENEAS it strengthened their prevention activities
and awareness of hygienic practices. A lack of inputs had been reported,
after which the NGO M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF) conducted an input the donation
17 October. During the last week of October, the number of registered cases
decreased to 20 cases, indicating some improvement but still remaining
above the epidemic threshold.

The Fizi health zone also continued to face a cholera outbreak
with 89 cases recorded in the first week of October and 88 cases registered from 13 to 19
October. The number of cases remained high power last week of the month
October, with 73 recorded cases, a number remain always much higher
the epidemic threshold of 23 cases per week. This outbreak remained under control
thanks to the intervention of humanitarian partners. Sebele in the health area, a
the most affected in the area, the NGO Solidarit?s International has established four
points of chlorination and the NGO M?decins Sans Fronti?res (MSF) has continued to provide
medical management.

The cholera epidemic declared by the health authorities on 18 August in the Area
Health (ZS) Uvira also continued during the month of October. September 29
on 5 October, 57 cases were recorded, followed by 42 cases the following week and
30 cases from 13 to 19 October. It was only aware of the last week of October
the number of registered cases (10) fell below the epidemic threshold set at
25 cases per week for health area. The beginning was marked by the withdrawal
NGO M?decins d'Afrique (MDA) which provided medical care cases
residual cholera, financing maturing. MSF provided taking
extra medical care after the interruption.

The situation facing the humanitarian concerns cholera in the province, while eight
health zones have experienced in cases overruns over
their alert levels in the province, the response capacity remains weak. in
Lemera the health zone (Uvira territory), 10 cases were recorded from 13 to 19
October, exceeding the alert threshold of 8 cases per week, so that there was no partner
present for medical care and health authorities reported
a break in stock of inputs. To meet this need, the health authorities
MSF and NGOs have provided support in inputs to contain the outbreak.
For a lasting solution, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) organized
in Bukavu from 21 to 22 October a workshop on community recovery to strengthen
the fight against the epidemic with a community approach. In South Kivu, about
570 new cholera cases are reported monthly in endemic areas
and humanitarian actors in the health sector have treated more than 7,000 patients
cholera in 2013.
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