The ministry of public health and sanitation ties the measles campaign with the Malezi Bora week celebrations, in Turkana County. Speaking during the launch, the district medical officer of health for Turkana Central, Dr. Epem Esekon said that this response has come after seven cases detected in Kakuma refugee camp.
He added that since Malezi Bora is celebrated every year in the month of May , it was prudent to combine it with Measles campaign this year. He noted that all over Kenya 13 death cases have been confirmed, but was pleased that zero cases have been reported in Turkana County. The doctor said that due to travel patterns in the region, they are targeting all children under fives years of age. Dr. Epem encouraged mothers to have safe delivery in hospitals, so that their children get early doses.
However world health organization, has reported that this region has a lot of challenges that make it difficult to deal with the outbreaks and early control of the diseases. Speaking today Dr. Shaikh Humayun Kadir from WHO said that apart from what the government of Kenya is doing, his organization is facing difficulty in controlling the same.
He admitted that WHO is providing technical support and medical for control but has no power to employ personnel. The exercise which kicked off today is expected to go own for the next two weeks in order to reach every individual in need.
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