After the confirmation of the flu outbreak that has already unalived three children in Rubavu district from various authorities, the government has taken serious measures for prevention.
This includes; searching for people who have been infected but have not yet gone to the hospital, so that affected citizens are being urged to go to the hospital.
Another measure is to go to schools to check whether there are any children who are infected, and to take them to the hospital as well. This said, they requested that schools require students to wear facemasks.
Dr. Tuganeyezu Oreste said that measures have been taken to treat those affected by the disease. Another measure is prevention, such as washing hands, coughing while covering your mouth to prevent spreading in the open air. Another measure is raising awareness among citizens, as well as promptly taking children to the hospital early to prevent complications, and adults who are affected must also receive treatment.
Dr. Tuganeyezu Oreste said, “Those who will be most affected are young children under the age of five, for the well-known reason that their bodies do not yet have enough strength to defend themselves. Others who may be impacted, even though we do not yet see it in the available statistics, are elderly men and women or people who already have illnesses that weaken the immune system.”
Dr. Tuganeyezu Oreste said that the cause of these colds has already been identified through tests, which showed that they are colds accompanied by bacterial infections (Flu and bacterial superinfections).
In the Gisenyi health sector, Dr. Tuganeyezu Oreste said that it is working in collaboration with other institutions such as the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC), ensuring that medicines to treat these colds are available, as well as other necessary materials to combat this disease.
Source: Umuseke
