PRO/EDR> Hepatitis E – Namibia (03): (KH) fatal

Hepatitis E — Namibia
Hepatitis E case in Windhoek’s informal sector have risen to 490, Namibia’s health ministry said [Thu 25 Jan 2018], while blaming poor sanitation for fueling the spread of diseases. Health Minister Bernard Haufiku told a media conference that to date the outbreak has caused 2 maternal deaths, with majority of the cases coming from Havana and Goreangab settlements. “The outbreak control and disease prevention activities are still ongoing, such as coordination, surveillance, case detection and