Mogadishu, Sunday, July 13 2008 SMC“     

At least more than 30 children have died of measles and scores of others are very feeble due to the disease at some locations in the middle shabelle region in southern Somalia.

These children are all below 5 years of age, and most of these children at Jabey which is 45KM east of Jowhar town the headquarters of middle shabelle region.

The epidemic is accelerating faster and there are new cases reported in the locations surrounding Jowhar town.

The worst thing in these areas is there are no medical facilities in these villages.

One of the elders of Jabay location told the press that the entire of these children died of the diseases and there are many more are bed driven due the illness.

“I could not see what was happening in my village and now I have to knock at each and every door in order to medical assistance for these survived, but extremely ill kids” said the elder Ali Elmi

The five communicable diseases are active in these villages though measles is the most serious one currently.
Mohamed Omar Hussein
shiinetown@hotmail.com

Somaliweyn Media Center “SMC”

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