Den kenyanske regering vil halvere forekomsten af diarré hos børn. Diarré er hver dag årsag til død for dusinvis af børn i landet. Planerne blev fremlagt i Nairobi den 31. marts som del af regeringens nationale politiske målsætninger.
NAIROBI, 1. april 2010 (IRIN): Kenya has set its sights on halving the prevalence of infant diarrhoeal disease – which kills dozens of children daily – within five years, using new treatments and by boosting preventive measures.
Every Kenyan child under five has an average of three episodes of diarrhoea annually, according to the 2008 Demographic and Health Survey.
– With 86 children dying every day, diarrhoea is the third leading cause of death among under-fives in Kenya. It is unacceptable, but we can stop this! said Beth Mugo, Minister for Public Health and Sanitation, at the 31 March launch in Nairobi of national policy guidelines.
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