Again Cholera

Sorry for not having any post lately, in fact I was so busy in a way couldn't find time to blog, but no need to worry, here I am, let's start again.

This month I am working outside Hawler city, during our 2 years of rotation we have to spend 3 months outside the city, this was my first month, I was working in Hareer, which is a small town belonging to Erbil Province.

During my work here, I've received many official papers from both the Ministry of Health and from the Directorate of Health in Hawler, notifying us about the Cholera Outbreak in the South Cities of Iraq, and to take all necessary measures to prevent it's occurance or to combat it.

This is not the first time, last year there were another outbreak in this country, but that time was in the north region, and in Kurdistan.

According to the Al-Jazeera English official website, a state of emergency has been declared in Iraq's Babil Province after six people died from cholera.

It's worth to mention majority of Iraqi people don't have pure water, and the route of spreading this disease is feco-oral.

To read more on BBC, click here, and on Al-Jazeera English, click here.

I think that's all for now.