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URGENT Eritrea: A serious Case of Cholera Outbreak
by Arbi Harnet
on 10 September 2016
(Barentu 10-09-2016) Freedom Friday (Arbi Harnet) Activists report a serious case of cholera outbreak, in the Upper Gash-Barka Region of Eritrea, that is proving difficult to take control of.
The outbreak was first observed, at Barentu Referral Hospital, two weeks ago when people who had travelled from the upper Gash region were reported to be suffering from an illness that was not diagnosed easily. However as a result of the time taken for the accurate diagnosis of cholera due severe shortage of expertise and infrastructure, the outbreak spread affecting wide areas of the Gash-Barka Region.
It has now been a week since the Ministry of Health acknowledged the outbreak as being a potential national epidemic and has briefed health professionals in the region to that effect...
URGENT Eritrea: A serious Case of Cholera Outbreak
by Arbi Harnet
on 10 September 2016
(Barentu 10-09-2016) Freedom Friday (Arbi Harnet) Activists report a serious case of cholera outbreak, in the Upper Gash-Barka Region of Eritrea, that is proving difficult to take control of.
The outbreak was first observed, at Barentu Referral Hospital, two weeks ago when people who had travelled from the upper Gash region were reported to be suffering from an illness that was not diagnosed easily. However as a result of the time taken for the accurate diagnosis of cholera due severe shortage of expertise and infrastructure, the outbreak spread affecting wide areas of the Gash-Barka Region.
It has now been a week since the Ministry of Health acknowledged the outbreak as being a potential national epidemic and has briefed health professionals in the region to that effect...