Public Health officials in Gatundu South Sub County are on high surveillance to avert the spread of communicable diseases in Gatundu town.
The surveillance involves confiscating food from hawkers, educating the community on the dangers posed by food which has not been cooked in hygienic places and sensitising the community on the importance of maintaining high standards of hygiene.
Sub County Public Health Officer, Malicha Boru, speaking from his office on Thursday said 50 per cent of diarrhoea diseases can be averted if people maintained high standards of cleanliness.
Malicha said his department is training the communities on the importance of boiling and treating drinking water and ensuring that they wash their hands when eating and after visiting the toilets.
The health official said during the on-going rains, it was imperative to curb the upsurge of diseases like typhoid, cholera and diarrhoea among the people by avoiding to take food from hawkers because they could have used contaminated water.
Malicha has however appealed to anyone who experiences vomiting or diarrhoea to seek quick medical attention to avoid the spread of the disease.