Summarize: Chad encounters the serious cholera epidemic situation

Summarize: Chad encounters the serious cholera epidemic situation
Summarize: Chad encounters the serious cholera epidemic situation
Nairobi, September 19 (Xinhuanet) ' Reporter Hu Yao) After entering rainy season in June of this year, the serious cholera epidemic situation breaks out in national Chad of Central Africa. UNESCO's report, by mid-September, this epidemic situation has already caused 400 deaths, 1 . 3 ten thousand people are infected. International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies says, the cholera epidemic situation has already spread to Chad over half of the areas, still involve neighbouring country the Sudan, the Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon. A serious one of epidemic situation top is the refugee camp similar to the Sudan within the territory of Chad. In the past two years, there is refugee camp that a large number of refugees of the Sudan pour into Chad. The cholera epidemic situation expert of International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies Sophie checks all girls say: "There is not a toilet here, rubbish and people and animals excrement are everywhere, aggravated germs and travelled after the rainwater came. " Cholera is mainly shown as and suffered from diarrhoea, vomited, dehydrated etc. clinically vigorously, it can not cause the death in time that the serious one or the weak one treat and cure. Main reason why the cholera epidemic situation spreads that resident's drinking water is Chad pollution. The infrastructure of Chad is bad, it is scarce to clean the source of water. After entering rainy season, torrential rain and flood aggravated the water pollution, and easy to be rotten after the food is soaked, it is easier for the germ to spread. It makes Chad's government lack the essential means and control the epidemic situation rapidly that extremely poor. Agriculture and fishery occupy the important status in Chad's economy. Influence arid weather in recent years, in addition, human factor of indiscriminating felling of trees etc., agriculture and fishery drop in production, has aggravated local financial difficulties. In October of 2010, the health ministers of Chad, the Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon 4 countries will sign the agreement, promise to strengthen the cooperation between the country, increase the clean source of water, eliminate cholera and other infectious diseases. But is limited to the economic current situation, the government of Chad has not taken out enough fund to improve health facilities so far. After coming in rainy season of this year, the cholera epidemic situation breaks out on a large scale again. The United Nations rescues coordinator Thomas and says, the epidemic situation has not reached the peak period yet at present in Chad, it is estimated from the next 4 weeks to 8 weeks, the epidemic situation will continue spreading. International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies says, if can not get and control effectively, epidemic situation, cholera of Chad, will further worsen, the number of the infected might exceed 20,000. International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies is helping to train the medical organizations and volunteers of the locality at present, build health facilities, and distribute clean articles such as the soap,etc. to residents and strengthen people's epidemic prevention consciousness.


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