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    "id": 144575,
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    "content": "(ii) Health workers in affected districts treat all cases of watery effortless diarrhea in adults or children above two years of age as suspected cases in areas with laboratory confirmed cholera; (iii) All cases of diarrhea are treated appropriately, and close contact suspected cases have been given appropriate antibiotics for prevention; (iv) Eating places that do not meet the minimum hygienic standards have been closed down in several parts of the country, where cases have been reported; (v) Hawking of food has been banned in all the affected districts; (vi) There is intensified surveillance for all diarrheal diseases; (vii) We have worked to ensure safety of water at the household level through chlorination of wells, distribution of chlorine tablets to households and routine random sampling of water points in the affected areas; (viii) In collaboration with our development partners, we have recruited more health workers on temporary basis and posted them to the affected areas as follows: ten to Moyale, ten to Isiolo and 12 to Laisamis; we are making arrangements with the World Health Organization (WHO) to employ some health workers for Garbatulla; (ix) An aggressive public awareness campaign has been mounted, and we are scaling it up and using all media of communication countrywide. The advice to the public through the media includes:- (a) Washing hands with soap before handling food and after visiting toilets; (b) Ensuring that water is safe by boiling or chlorination; (c) Cooking food thoroughly and eating it while it is still hot; (d) Covering food and water from flies and dust; (e) Washing with clean safe water all fruits and vegetables which are eaten raw; (f) Avoiding illicit brews; (h) Maintaining high standards of personal hygiene."
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