Dengue: 3,846 suspected cases and 11 deaths in Chad
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tchadinfos
Chad has recorded 3,846 suspected dengue cases, including 299 confirmed cases, in six provinces, with 11 deaths. Prime Minister Allah Maye Halina called for a coordinated response focused on prevention, information and sanitation, according to Tchadinfos, citing data presented by the Health Ministry.
Chad has recorded 3,846 suspected dengue cases, including 299 confirmed cases, and 11 deaths in six provinces, according to data presented on 22 October by the Minister of Public Health and Prevention, Dr Abdelmadjid Abderahim. The figures were announced at an interministerial meeting chaired in N’Djamena by Prime Minister Allah Maye Halina.
Suspected cases have been reported in Ennedi Ouest, Batha, N’Djamena, Ouaddaï, Sila and Wadi-Fira. On 20 October, the official tally stood at 250 confirmed cases and eight deaths, according to the Chadian authorities, in their previous dengue update.
Allah Maye Halina called on the ministries and stakeholders concerned to coordinate the response. In particular, he called for stronger prevention, public information, sanitation and ground and aerial spraying operations.
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