NRCS responds to cholera outbreak in Birgunj
Summary
Nepal Red Cross Society is responding to a cholera outbreak in Birgunj with support from the IFRC, providing hygiene information and medical supplies to contain the infection.
Key Points
- Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) is responding to a cholera outbreak in Birgunj at the community level.
- The response is supported financially and technically by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
- NRCS volunteers are providing door-to-door hygiene promotion and information about cholera prevention in Birgunj.
- NRCS has supplied over 300 packets of oral rehydration solution to the Ministry of Health’s Epidemiology and Disease Control Division for treating cholera patients.
