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Task force reports 28 cholera deaths

    NAIROBI

    Between 1 January to 18 February, 28 people died from cholera in parts of Somalia. A total of 326 cases were reported. An update from the Somalia Aid Coordination Body's (SACB) Cholera Task Force (CTF), received by IRIN on Thursday, said the worst affected area was Qoryoley district in central Somalia, particularly Gaywarow village. There are no international NGOs
    in the area, the report noted. WHO has so far provided medical supplies and on-site training for case management has been given to health workers.

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