The International Medical Corps has established a 10 bed isolation space in PoC 1 camp in Juba to “facilitate isolation of suspected cholera patients should an outbreak occur.”
In addition, the UN World Health Organization has supplied International Medical Corps with rapid diagnostic kits, facilitating the testing of 15 samples a week, according to a situation report by the group yesterday.
“International Medical Corps has the capacity to facilitate the treatment of up to 100 patients for the first month of an initial cholera outbreak response,” the organization said.
Dozens of cholera cases have been discovered in Juba city, Terekeka and Duk Island of Bor. The outbreak is still spreading.
On another matter, IMC pointed out that it is there is need for more services for survivors of sexual violence at the Juba displacement sites.
“International Medical Corps, as the lead health actor in the Juba PoCs, addresses both mental health and psychosocial consequences of SGBV in the PoCs. Using trained personnel in both PoCs 1 and 3, International Medical Corps provides clinical management of rape (CMR) services for survivors of sexual assault, and is part of the referral pathway in the PoCs for medical services and proper case referral and follow-up,” reported the aid group.