WHO pre-positions medical supplies to respond to cholera cases in Somalia

The Health and Water and Sanitation clusters are disseminating ‘Stamp out cholera! campaign’ radio messages to the areas most affected by cholera. This activity will continue over the next four months. WHO has pre-positioned medical supplies at health facilities to respond to cholera cases. Measles cases are still being reported in most regions of South Central Somalia. Medical intervention is still challenging as access is limited and most implementing partners have been banned from the area.

• Read latest emergency health update - 3 February 2012
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• Stamp out cholera! Campaign kicked off in Mogadishu

25 November 2011--Acute Watery Diarrhoea continues to be a major health concern in Somalia. The highest numbers of cases were reported in Banadir region with 3422 AWD/cholera cases and 24 related deaths. Children under the age of two bear the greatest burden of AWD accounting for 48% of all reported cases. Women and girls account for 36% of all reported cases at Banadir hospital. WHO has provided diarrheal disease kits which each can treat 500 cases, including 100 severe cases for the next three months.

• Watch a video "Waterborne diseases pose lethal threat to children in southern Somalia" - 26 August 2011 YouTube [6 min]