Cholera outbreak simulated in exercise at Dostuk checkpoint

The World Health Organization (WHO), together with the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic and with support from the Pandemic Fund, conducted a two-day simulation exercise (SimEx) at Dostuk border checkpoint in Osh. The WHO office in Kyrgyzstan reported.

The exercise was aimed at testing and strengthening the country’s preparedness to respond to public health emergencies, specifically the detection and containment of a cholera outbreak.

«The training was designed to assess the effectiveness of existing operational protocols in response to suspected imported infectious diseases. Divided into four stages, the exercise simulated various scenarios, from the detection of a patient to the provision of care for all affected individuals at a medical facility,» the statement says.