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Health catastrophe looms in Dadaab as cholera cases rise

MSF County Director in Kenya Hassan Maiyaki (R) and other officials during a press briefing on Tuesday, May 30. [Stephanie Wangari, Standard]

A health crisis is looming in the Dadaab refugee camp in Garissa County, international medical organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has said.

Speaking during a press briefing on Tuesday, May 30, MSF County Director in Kenya Hassan Maiyaki said there has been a cholera outbreak in the camp that has affected nearly 3,000 people so far.

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