{"id":10621,"date":"2022-07-31T23:26:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T23:26:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/?p=10621"},"modified":"2022-08-04T07:52:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T07:52:11","slug":"un-health-agency-somalia-had-8041-cholera-cases-37-deaths-this-january-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sooha.org\/en\/2022\/07\/31\/un-health-agency-somalia-had-8041-cholera-cases-37-deaths-this-january-june\/","title":{"rendered":"UN health agency: Somalia had 8,041 cholera cases, 37 deaths this January-June"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOGADISHU —\u00a0<\/strong>The World Health Organization (WHO) Sunday said that this January to June, Somalia saw 8,041 cases of suspected cholera and 37 associated deaths due to water-prone cholera.<\/p>\n

Many of these cases are laboratory confirmed, amid Somalia\u2019s worst drought in more than 40 years.<\/p>\n

The WHO said around 54% of the people infected this year by the disease were children under 2, while 49% were female and 28% were reportedly severely dehydrated.<\/p>\n

Cholera outbreaks occur when a large number of people have limited access to safe water and proper sanitation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith only 52% of Somalia\u2019s population having access to improved drinking-water or safely managed drinking-water services, and the current drought making water even more scarce, communities struggle to keep waterborne diseases at bay,\u201d the WHO said in a report on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Somalia first began to administer oral cholera vaccines in 2017, when the country reported 78,865 cases and 1,160 deaths due to cholera.<\/p>\n

Since then, the WHO said the country has conducted a series of cholera vaccination campaigns in addition to other measures.<\/p>\n

This June Somalia\u2019s government and the WHO deployed 4,984 skilled health workers and vaccinated 897,086 people age 1 and over out of a target of 934,511.<\/p>\n

The UN said drought in Somalia has forced close to 1 million people to leave their homes in search of water, food, and survival.<\/p>\n

The drought in Somalia has affected 7.7 million people and 90% of the country.<\/p>\n

The Somali government last week announced that the drought also affected 15 million livestock and killed over 2 million others.<\/p>\n

Source: Anadolu Agency\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Origin:<\/strong> View original<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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