Cholera kills two in Amuru as cases hit 40
Women from South Sudan sanitise hands at the Ugandan border point of Elegu in Amuru District before entering the country as one of the measures to control the spread of cholera. PHOTO BY JULIUS OCUNGI
What you need to know:
- Dr Olwedo said most of the cases are being registered in Atiak Sub- county where many South Sudanese refugees have settled.
- The in-charge of Bibia Health Centre III in Atiak Sub-county, Ms Susan Aromorach, said the latest case registered was on October 22 where four people were admitted to the facility.
AMURU. At least two people have died of cholera in Amuru District with cases registered rising to 40 patients since the outbreak of the epidemic last month, according to statistics from the district health officials.
The in-charge of Bibia Health Centre III in Atiak Sub-county, Ms Susan Aromorach, said the latest case registered was on October 22 where four people were admitted to the facility.
Ms Aromorach said among the four patients who had been admitted, two were children and they have since been discharged while one person is still admitted in the isolation ward.
She noted that two who died did not seek medical care at the facility but died from their homes.
“Since the cholera outbreak in the district, we have treated 40 patients at the facility. We also recorded two deaths within the community due to negligence,” Ms Aromorach told Daily Monitor on Wednesday.
The district health officer, Dr Patrick Odong Olwedo, said health workers at the facility are managing well the cholera cases.
Dr Olwedo said most of the cases are being registered in Atiak Sub- county where many South Sudanese refugees have settled.
He cautioned residents in the affected areas to maintain proper hygiene as a way of containing the spread of the epidemic.
The issue at hand
Challenge. Amuru LC5 chairman Mr Michael Lakony says although the district is managing cholera cases, responding to emergencies has been a challenge due to the limited resources at hand.
