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    "content": "(3) What support the national Government has offered to complement the County Government of Vihiga in its efforts to fight Malaria in the county. The response is as follows:- Yes, the Ministry of Health is aware of the reported malaria outbreak in Kakamega and Vihiga counties. You can see details of the investigations carried out in the appendix of this statement. The Ministry of Health has so far carried out the following measures to contain the outbreak. (1) Emergency anti-malarial drugs have been provided to the two counties through a smart push system. Through this intervention, Vihiga County received a total of 17,200 doses of Artemether-Lumefantrine and 500 injectables ampoules of Artesunate in the period of January to June 2015. (2) A surveillance system has been put in place to monitor the new cases and thus enable faster response. (3) Continuous advocacy at the community level on the importance of early hospital care is ongoing through the community health units. Late referral and use of herbal medication is rampant among the communities and the Ministry in liaison with partners is continuing to address these challenges including use of the community health strategy to educate the people. The national Government has offered the following support to complement the county government of Vihiga in its effort to fight Malaria in the county: (1) In 2014, the Ministry, through the National Malaria Control Programme, distributed a total of 330,000 long lasting insecticide treated nets to malaria endemic regions, including Vihiga and Kakamega counties. (2) The National Government has procured emergency drugs like Artesunate for treatment of complicated (severe) Malaria. (3) The national Government is on standby to provide both technical support and supplies of commodities in the event of shortage."
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