Since the
last days the Roma community in Fushë-Kruja has been affected by an unexpected
disease. Some children have been infected with Hepatitis A. The people of the
Roma Community use the water from the polluted river which crosses Fushë-Kruja,
as well this river serves as garbage dump. Probably the bad hygienic
circumstances and the consumption of this water are the reasons for the
infection. Currently 10 Roma children are at the public hospital in Kruja, the
others are sick but their parents are not sending them at the hospital.
After
being informed about this emergency situation, the ADRA Reflect team has
visited the community in order to raise awareness about the importance of not
consuming the polluted water from the river.
Until now, the Roma community in Fushë Kruja has refused to pay and
consume the water from the tab because they don’t want to pay their water bill.
After a lively discussion with the Roma community members on Monday, ADRA Reflect
Team and the chief of the public water administration has convinced the
majority of the Roma people to collect money in order to pay and to consume the
tab water for now on. In the end, the
Roma community in Fushë Kruja is more
aware about the risks and dangers of polluted water and importance of hygiene.
At
the same time, due to the emergency situation created in this community, a team
of doctors of the public health department visited the Community to take blood analyses of the children. The infection with Hepatitis
A of many of the Roma children during these days will not allow them to attend
the public school for the next three weeks. This is a big problem because the
children are not able to make up the lessons by themselves and their parents
cannot help them. ADRA Reflect Team tried to find a solution in cooperation
with the public school. Soon ADRA Albania will conduct an awareness campaign in
order re-explain the importance of vaccination.
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