The Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with the National Government Administrative Officers (NGAO), has activated contingency measures to prevent the outbreak and spread of cholera in Nyando Sub-County, Kisumu County.
Nyando Deputy County Commissioner (DCC) Elijah Maranga led a multi-sectoral team in a public sensitization forum on Wednesday morning as part of heightened efforts to combat cholera in the flood-prone sub-county.
The move follows reports of three deaths on Tuesday, suspected to have resulted from acute profuse diarrhea, prompting authorities to strengthen surveillance and prevent a potential cholera outbreak.
The deceased include a one-year-old child from Kakmie village and two siblings-a 25-year-old male and a 13-year-old female from Kobong'o village in Onjiko location.
