About 127 people were in September infected by acute diarrhea in Ethiopia’s second largest city Dire Dawa, 446 kms east of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Muluken Argaw, Dire Dawa city Health Bureau Chief, said the infected people were being treated in the city’s main hospital, while several were discharged after they completed treatment. Argaw cited lack of proper waste disposal means, poor sanitation condition, and failure to properly cook vegetable foods as reasons behind the diarrhea outbreak. Several major cities in Ethiopia including Addis Ababa, Mekelle and Bahir Dar have recorded the outbreaks that infected thousands earlier this year. The Ethiopia Federal Ministry of Health, regional and cities health bureaus have also been combating the diarrhea outbreak by treating unhygienic conditions in factories and agricultural areas.

Source: Ethiopian News October 09, 2017 13:30 UTC