United Nations Children Fund or UNICEF’s Emergency Specialist said cholera preventive measures including drinking clean water, washing hands with disinfectants are the most important ways to avoid the infection.
Abdul Ghadir Mussa told the press on Tuesday that oral cholera vaccination is helpful in prevention, but preventive measures are the most essential.
He observed that cholera is spreading rapidly beyond Juba City along the Nile because Urban Water Corporation provides limited water supply, pushing residents to use dirty water from untreated sources.
The Specialist said UNICEF provided chlorine, soap and hand washing packets to more than 30 health facilities in Juba, but the challenge of limited clean water supply frustrates the effort.
UNICEF Water Sanitation and Hygiene Program Chief Lillian Okwirry said they were following tanks to chlorinate water before supply to prevent use of dirty water.
She added that other dirty water sources discovered by the agency and government authorities were closed.
Ms Okwirry said UNICEF prepositioned chlorine for treating water in the outskirts of Juba and that they trained SPLA Medical Corps and City Councilors on the use of chlorine.
The Chief said UNICEF would provide safety tanks to Juba Teaching Hospital to guard against cholera.
The children agency said 100 children were infected with cholera out of 670 cases recorded on Monday.