KHARTOUM – International charity organisation Oxfam on Wednesday said 20 cases of cholera have been confirmed in Kagunga and Nyarugusu refugee camps in Tanzania, where new arrivals from Burundi are being transported.
It also warned that overcrowding, lack of clean water and sanitation facilities among Burundian refugees in Tanzania meant a high risk of disease outbreak.
It said that the disease outbreak was particularly among the estimated 40,000 refugees at the border town Kagunga, a fishing village on the shore of Lake Tanganyika.
The UN has reported 1,057 cases of acute watery diarrhoea at Kagunga, where refugees waited for boat transportation to the camp at Lake Tanganyika Stadium and Nyarugusu camp.
“Clean water, medical care and proper sanitation are urgently needed.
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“Oxfam is working with local partner TWESA to fix existing tap stands at Kagunga beach.
“As well as to build additional latrines to reduce the risk of disease spreading among the refugee population,” Oxfam said.
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