SCOPE OF CHOLERA KITS
The revised cholera kits 2020 are designed to help prepare for a potential cholera outbreak and to support the first month of the initial response. Each treatment kit is designed for 100 patients. The overall package consists of six different kits, each divided in several modules.
• 3 kits are designed for the treatment of cholera patients at the central, peripheral and community levels.
• 1 kit, called “Hardware kit”, provides the necessary material to set-up a provisional structure for patient care when no existing structure is in place
• 2 kits include the equipment needed for the investigation of cholera outbreaks / alerts and for the laboratory confirmation of suspected cholera cases