Togo - Cholera outbreak 2024

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Cholera case confirmed in Vo: Measures reinforced to prevent the spread

Published on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 | aLome.com

The Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene has confirmed a case of cholera in the Vo health district, located in the Maritime Region, we learned on Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

A 22-year-old young man, who was diagnosed on July 30, 2024, was successfully treated in a health facility, according to a press release published today.
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A case of cholera detected and treated. The Minister of Health and Public Hygiene alerts and recalls the preventive measures Below is the press release from the Minister.

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1:45 PM · Aug 6, 2024



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Togo / Cholera cases: the ministry calls for vigilance following 4 deaths

BY THE NEW REPORTER04/10/2024NO COMMENTS

It is a disastrous toll that Togo is recording following confirmed cases of cholera since August 2024 in the Gulf health district in Greater Lomé. In a press release dated October 2, 2024, the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene deplores 04 deaths, including 02 at home. It calls on the population to be vigilant.

In view of this situation, the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene, with a view to strengthening the alert for the early detection of cases, is taking measures. These include free case management, raising awareness among the population on preventive measures and the conduct to adopt in the face of signs of suspicion, strengthening infection prevention and control measures at the community level, disinfection of the sites and localities concerned, as well as the free distribution of chlorine.

A public health problem in Togo, cholera is transmitted by the oral-fecal route when contaminated water or food is ingested. While inviting the population to adopt certain behaviors to avoid contracting this disease, the Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene indicates that cholera is a serious diarrheal disease.

Washing hands properly with soap and water, especially after bowel movements and before eating, cooking food well and reheating leftover food before eating it, covering food well against flies and dust, washing fruits and vegetables properly before eating them, drinking clean water at all times and in all places, disinfecting with bleach or boiling rainwater, cistern water, river water, ponds or lakes before drinking or using them, doing the needs and throwing those of children in latrines, avoiding defecating and throwing garbage in the open air, are the behaviors that the government urges the population to comply with.

" If a person presents with acute, liquid and abundant diarrhea, accompanied or not by vomiting or abdominal pain, take them immediately to the nearest health center for rapid and adequate care. The sooner the patient is taken care of, the more likely they are to recover ," warns the ministry's press release. While counting on everyone's civic-mindedness for the application of preventive measures, the Minister of Health and Public Hygiene calls for everyone's vigilance to stem this epidemic.

https://www.lenouveaureporter.com/t...stere-appelle-a-la-vigilance-suite-a-4-deces/

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The Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Professor Tchin DARRE, calls for vigilance in the face of the resurgence of cholera cases in the Gulf health district.

He calls on the population to respect the preventive measures for this disease

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​​1:30 AM · Oct 3, 2024​

 

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The Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Professor Tchin DARRE galvanizes cholera response teams in affected districts

October 31, 2024

The Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Professor Tchin DARRE, made an unannounced visit on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, to the health districts affected by the cholera epidemic. He visited in particular the health districts of Bas-Mono and Lacs.

Professor Tchin DARRE went there to see for himself the effectiveness of the implementation of the directives and guidelines given for the effective and efficient response to cholera which is raging in these districts.

He discussed with the operational teams, in the presence of the prefects and other local authorities of the said districts on the various activities carried out, in particular communication, care, the laboratory, community surveillance and active and early detection of cases. He also asked for an update on the availability of inputs for disinfection and patient care.

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"We came to see first-hand how patient care activities and all other activities related to the response are being carried out. We would like to congratulate the operational actors for the commitment, dedication and professionalism with which they are carrying out response actions and we would like to reassure them that we are with them at all times, listening to them to respond quickly to the needs that arise." Declared Professor Tchin DARRE, Minister of Health and Public Hygiene.

Epidemic treatment centers are being created in Agbétsiko in Bas-Mono and at the CHP of Aného, ​​respecting the guidelines and standards prescribed by experts to accommodate confirmed cases. These sites were also visited by the Minister of Health and Public Hygiene and inputs made available to them to strengthen the system in place.

Since the first confirmed cases, the epidemic has caused a total of 08 deaths, most of them at home, in the Bas-Mono and Golfe districts. Only the Lacs district has had confirmed cases without deaths.

MSHP Communication Service

https://sante.gouv.tg/le-ministre-d...contre-le-cholera-dans-les-districts-touches/