The Association of Public Health Officers of Kenya (APHOK) says Nairobi and Garissa are the worst affected with active cases of Cholera of cases currently.
Chairman of the association Samwel Muthinji says some of the counties are still in danger of experiencing the spread of Cholera
The countries that have reported cases of Cholera include Vihiga, Kericho, Mombasa, Kiambu, Tana River, Nakuru, Turkana, Nakuru, Narok and Wajir, Muranga, Garissa and Nairobi.
Muthinji says the drought in parts of the country has also caused the spread of other diseases like the Denge Fever which has been reported in Mombassa and Wajir with 1,305 cases were reported with one death.
Kalazar disease has also been reported in Wajir and Marsabit where 3,189 cases were reported with 7 deaths. He spoke in Eldoret at a meeting of the association where he was with Secretary General of the public health officers Muhammed Duba and National Treasurer an Okwara.
Okwara said Nairobi County should admit that it cannot handle the outbreak on its own and thus requires a multi-agency approach to handle the spread of Cholera. The officers want all affected hotels and food joints shut down but not selectively because of politics.
“As the association of public health officers we are now mobilizing our members to help deal particularly with Cholera cases in Nairobi and prevent possible outbreaks in other counties,” said Okwara
The association has put on alert all the more than 5,000 public health officers to work with other government agencies in helping to stop the spread of Cholera and other diseases.
-Mathews Ndanyi