The Lebanese Ministry of Health has announced the country’s first cholera death since the disease was detected in October.
The Minister of the Environment in the Lebanese interim government, Nasser Yassin, had confirmed the development of a road map to fight the cholera epidemic in collaboration with international organizations, explaining that the organizations will support all places that supply water to the camps for displaced persons. Syrians to ensure their cleanliness and will support all sewage stations and water pumping with diesel, especially in the displaced camps in Baalbek, Akkar, Central Bekaa and Western Bekaa, as well as putting chlorine in all water and stations pumping.
This was stated today, Wednesday, after a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Najib Mikati today at the Grand Serail in Beirut. Discuss ways to combat the cholera epidemic with international organizations.
Yassin explained that the Ministry of Energy will be asked to create a service line for all sewers and pumping stations to run them permanently, as well as launch awareness campaigns in all places that are witnessing overcrowding.
