DSÖ African Regional Office Regional Emergency Situations Deputy Director Patrick Abok, Angola in the press conference in the press conference, said the region is faced with some of the most challenging health emergencies in recent years.
Cholera got thousands of lives in Africa
Abok, Congo Democratic Republic (KDC) in the state of Kasai, the new Ebola epidemic, cholera, m flower virus (MPOK), measles and other diseases already pushed the fragile health system, he noted.
Patrick Abok, “Only more than 190 thousand people in 23 countries this year, cholera caught and more than 4 thousand 200 people lost their lives, 16 of these countries are actively continuing. Safe water and hygiene facilities are insufficient access to cholera, the humanitarian crisis continues to be a serious public health risk.” He said.
Cases are spreading rapidly
DSO supports cholera treatment centers, supplying materials and carried out vaccination studies to prevent the spread of the disease Abok, this year more than 15 million doses of vaccine is applied, he said.
Abok also pointed out that cholera cases have spread rapidly in countries such as Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia and KDC due to bad sanitation conditions and climate -induced floods. Cholera is known as bacterial infection that is transmitted by consuming dirty water or food.
