Children dying in Diphtheria outbreak in Garowe as private hospitals call for access to lifesaving drugs

[Deeq A.]

An outbreak of Diphtheria in Garowe has led to the deaths of 130 children in the last three months, according to Somali doctors working in private and public hospitals in this district of Puntland. Many more patients have been hospitalised with the disease and numbers are said to be rising.

Source: Hiiraan Online