Private hospitals in Mandera put on notice for 'dumping' critically ill cholera patients

Mandera County is battling cholera. Six people have since died since the outbreak of the disease. [iStockphoto]

Private health facilities in Mandera County have been put on notice for not giving proper medical attention to cholera patients at their hospitals.

While addressing the media, Mandera Health CEC Mohamud Eda accused private hospitals of putting a strain on public health centres by receiving and dumping critically ill patients rather than providing them with needed medical services.