MSF teams respond to diarrhea outbreak
in Ethiopia
3 September, 2009 | MSF
capital city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In collaboration with Ethiopian health authorities, MSF has set up a
total of eight treatment facilities within Ministry of Health structures in
the city. These treatment facilities are located in Yekatit 12 hospital,
Ras Desta hospital, Zewditu hospital, Sint Petros hospital, Akaki health
centre, Kaliti health centre, Bole and Kotebe Youth centre.
In total 5,178 patients have been cared for by medical teams from
August 19 to 31 in Addis Ababa, of whom five have died. This very
low mortality rate has been achieved thanks to the quick mobilisation of
the Ethiopian health authorities and MSF. Over the last few days, the
number of daily admissions to these treatment facilities has been
decreasing.
People suffering from acute watery diarrhea have contracted the
disease mostly by drinking unclean water. If left untreated, they run a
risk to become dehydrated. While most severe cases need to be
hospitalised and receive intravenous therapy, people who are
moderately sick can be treated with oral rehydration salts only.
Since the beginning of July, MSF has also been responding to a watery
diarrhea outbreak in the northeastern region of Afar. In two months,
the team, in collaboration with the health authorities, has provided care
to 570 patients in two treatment facilities.
Ethiopia's Ministry of Health has also reported patients suffering from
acute watery diarrhea in several other regions of the country.
Additional staff have been sent to Ethiopia to augment the MSF teams
on the ground.
in Ethiopia
3 September, 2009 | MSF
- Ethiopia's Ministry of
Health has also reported
patients suffering from
acute watery diarrhea in
several other regions of
the country.
Since August 19, joint
Ministry of Health and MSF
teams have been providing
capital city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In collaboration with Ethiopian health authorities, MSF has set up a
total of eight treatment facilities within Ministry of Health structures in
the city. These treatment facilities are located in Yekatit 12 hospital,
Ras Desta hospital, Zewditu hospital, Sint Petros hospital, Akaki health
centre, Kaliti health centre, Bole and Kotebe Youth centre.
In total 5,178 patients have been cared for by medical teams from
August 19 to 31 in Addis Ababa, of whom five have died. This very
low mortality rate has been achieved thanks to the quick mobilisation of
the Ethiopian health authorities and MSF. Over the last few days, the
number of daily admissions to these treatment facilities has been
decreasing.
People suffering from acute watery diarrhea have contracted the
disease mostly by drinking unclean water. If left untreated, they run a
risk to become dehydrated. While most severe cases need to be
hospitalised and receive intravenous therapy, people who are
moderately sick can be treated with oral rehydration salts only.
Since the beginning of July, MSF has also been responding to a watery
diarrhea outbreak in the northeastern region of Afar. In two months,
the team, in collaboration with the health authorities, has provided care
to 570 patients in two treatment facilities.
Ethiopia's Ministry of Health has also reported patients suffering from
acute watery diarrhea in several other regions of the country.
Additional staff have been sent to Ethiopia to augment the MSF teams
on the ground.
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