Stanley Daniel
8 March 2008
Arusha — Arusha Municipal authorities say cholera epidemic is still prevalent in the city and its environs mainly because of poor hygienic conditions.
This was sounded in Arusha by the Arusha Municipality Mayor Lawrence Heddi when he was speaking to the media last week.
Heddi told news reporters that the water-borne disease was still a very serious epidemic in Arusha as 160 people were admitted over the period of January-February this year.
The mayor gave the break down of victims as follows: 64 males and 30 females came from Sokon I, Muriet and Sombetini wards.
From neighbourhood areas in Arumeru district, 31 females and 33 males were admitted. These came from Kiranyi, Ilkiurei, Kioga and Siwandeti.
He argued that since the disease revolve in populous municipal slum areas, the effort to fight it must be in the localities themselves.
He explained that it was shameful for the city of international repute such as Arusha to suffer from hygienically controllable water-borne disease such as cholera.
The mayor said Arusha needs to maintain its reputation as the centre of tourism in the northern circuit and a home to several international organizations.
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