NEW EPIDEMIC AMONG REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS IN VALIKA KLADUŠA: GASTROENTERITIS
Along with new ten cases of flu infected refugees and migrants the VMT* of S.O.S Ljuta Krajina report today about five cases of heavy diarrhea with vomiting. We do not know how many cases (if any) are registered by MSF who patrols three times a week by camp Trnovi and we do not know to whom they send reports, probably to UN agencies but nothing of that was publicly announced until now. Five refugees and migrants with diarrhea and vomiting were seeking help from S.O.S. Kladuša medical volunteers. We know that the health situation of people in wild camp Trnovi (not winterized in 6 months) is already dramatic. At the moment two epidemics are ongoing (flu and gastroenteritis). Coming winter with snow and temperatures under zero (often -10 degree C) will be additional challenge to people sleeping on the ground. Government of BiH and UN agencies was not able to hear until now numerous warnings coming from media and civil society about improving living conditions to refugees and migrants in BiH. Official information from UN agencies says they lodged 1/3 of total number of migrants and refugees but some parameters show that only about 1/10 of all refugees and migrants (10%) is accommodated in proper way. Despite what they say and despite the healthcare law of FBiH in one year government of BiH and UN agencies also failed to secure proper health care for the majority of refugees and migrants.
Dimitar Anakiev, MD GP and Global Health spec.
*VMT-voluteer’s medical team
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