POST ELECTION VIOLENCE - DEHYRDATION IN KENYA IDP CAMPS

Between the last few days of December 2007 and February 2008, hundreds of thousands of Kenyan citizens have been forced into Internally Displaced Peoples Camps (IDP Camps) where food, security, and shelter is available. However, the overwhelming demand for relief food by more than 600,000 IDPs (according the USAID report January 28 2008) has led to severe capacity constraints at the camps. Currently, health staff, diarrhea, respiratory infections, and dehydration remained the most pressing health concerns. How can the issue of dehydration be tackled at the camps?