Niger: Epidemic looms in IDPs camp as 1,000 persons share three toilets
A visit to the area by DAILY POST showed that the medical, environment as well as accommodations were below standard for the 1,000 IDPs.
Tanko Musa, one of the IDPs, described the situation at the camp as hopeless and unfit for human habitation and if nothing is done fast, it could lead to the outbreak of a pandemic. Expressing worries, Maimuna Dikko, said due to the deplorable state of the camp, women had to visit the camps’ clinic regularly to treat toilet-related infection.
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