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Cholera cases increase in Freetown, death rate down

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    Cholera cases have risen by nearly 25 percent in the Freetown peninsula from 633 on 22 September to 863 by 28 September, the United Nations Humanitarian Assistance Coordination Unit (HACU) reports. However, the death rate is on the decline with 8 dead as at 30 September, OCHA says.

    The Ministry of Health and Sanitation and health agencies have taken several initiatives to combat the disease. Large consignments of Oral Rehydration Salts and IV fluids have been prepositioned in affected areas and cholera preparedness campaigns have been launched in other parts of the country.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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