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Ituri: more than 220 children suffer from acute respiratory infections in Irumu
Published on Mon, 07/03/2022 - 12:11 | Modified on Mon, 07/03/2022 - 12:11
Two hundred and twenty-four cases of acute respiratory infections were recorded in children in January 2022 at the Aveba hospital center, in the Walendu Bindi chiefdom in the territory of Irumu (Ituri). According to the medical director of this hospital institution, Dr. Semu Sangura, some of them have already developed asthma.
He attributes this situation to the population's vulnerability to bad weather.
Most parents impoverished by the war are unable to buy clothes to protect their children against the cold. Many households do not have blankets, adds Dr Semu Sangura.
“Respiratory infections are commonplace for us. It's so cold, the children are not well dressed in the evening and this can affect their lungs and thorax and cause pneumonia and asthma,” he says.
The Aveba hospital center does not have breathing apparatus for the care of children, some of whom have become asthmatic.
He calls on the government and humanitarians to come to his structure, which benefited from the support of certain international organizations. But for about a month, their plans have come to an end. This risks aggravating the situation of children in the area.
The Aveba hospital center receives approximately 1,800 patients each month, mainly children. Last January, about 300 cases of malaria and 224 cases of acute respiratory infections were recorded among children in this health structure.
https://www.radiookapi.net/2022/03/...ts-souffrent-dinfections-respiratoires-aigues
Ituri: more than 220 children suffer from acute respiratory infections in Irumu
Published on Mon, 07/03/2022 - 12:11 | Modified on Mon, 07/03/2022 - 12:11
Two hundred and twenty-four cases of acute respiratory infections were recorded in children in January 2022 at the Aveba hospital center, in the Walendu Bindi chiefdom in the territory of Irumu (Ituri). According to the medical director of this hospital institution, Dr. Semu Sangura, some of them have already developed asthma.
He attributes this situation to the population's vulnerability to bad weather.
Most parents impoverished by the war are unable to buy clothes to protect their children against the cold. Many households do not have blankets, adds Dr Semu Sangura.
“Respiratory infections are commonplace for us. It's so cold, the children are not well dressed in the evening and this can affect their lungs and thorax and cause pneumonia and asthma,” he says.
The Aveba hospital center does not have breathing apparatus for the care of children, some of whom have become asthmatic.
He calls on the government and humanitarians to come to his structure, which benefited from the support of certain international organizations. But for about a month, their plans have come to an end. This risks aggravating the situation of children in the area.
The Aveba hospital center receives approximately 1,800 patients each month, mainly children. Last January, about 300 cases of malaria and 224 cases of acute respiratory infections were recorded among children in this health structure.
https://www.radiookapi.net/2022/03/...ts-souffrent-dinfections-respiratoires-aigues
