Sanitation Updates

A cholera outbreak in Kenya has killed 59 people and lef t 1,200 people hospitalised over the last two months, affecting 16 different districts across northern and western Kenya, medical authorities confirmed on Thursday.
Kenyan Director of Medical Services James Nyikal said since the first case was cited in January, the cholera outbreak has spread across the country as a result of poor sanitation and was partly fueled by heavy rains reported in parts of the country.

“There is no reason why every homestead should not have a toilet and use it,” Nyikal said. (…)

Friday 11 April 2008, from Panapress

Read More Afrik.com