Buffalo City on Alert as Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Cases Rise mostly in Primary School

(English Version On The Poster Below After isiXhosa Article)

IBuffalo City Iphaphile Njengoko Ityhutyha Iziganeko Ze-Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Kakhulu Kwizikolo Zamabanga Aphantsi

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eMonti, eMpuma Koloni – 23 Febhuwari 2025

IBuffalo City Metro iqinisekise ukuba kukho iziganeko ezilishumi zesifo i-Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) eMonti, uninzi lwazo lubhaqwe kwizikolo zamabanga aphantsi nakwiindawo zokugcina abantwana. Abantwana abachaphazelekileyo baneminyaka ephakathi kwe-3 ne-6.

I-HFMD sisifo sosulelayo esiqhelekileyo esichaphazela ikakhulu abantwana abancinci. Sisasazeka ngokunxibelelana kufutshane, kwizinto ezingcolileyo, nakwiidrophu zomoya ezisuka kumntu osulelekileyo. Iimpawu zesi sifo zibandakanya umkhuhlane, iintlungu zomqala, kunye namanxeba abuhlungu ezandleni, ezinyaweni, nasemlonyeni.

Umthetheleli weBuffalo City Metro, uSamkelo Ngwenya, uqinisekise abahlali ukuba amagosa asebenza nzima ukulawula olu bhubhane.

> “Abantwana ngabona bachaphazelekayo, kwaye olu suleleko luchaphazela izikolo zamabanga aphantsi kunye neekrèche. Sicela abazali nabaphathi bezikolo ukuba baqaphele baze baxele ingxaki xa beqaphela iimpawu. Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukuqonda isifo kwaye singoyiki, ukuze sikwazi ukulawula imeko kakuhle kwisixeko sethu.”

Umasipala usungula iphulo lokwazisa uluntu malunga neendlela zokuthintela ukusasazeka kwesifo, kuquka ucoceko olufanelekileyo, ukucoca izixhobo ezisetyenziswa ngabantu abaninzi, kunye nokuqaphela iimpawu zakuqala zesifo.

Abahlali bacelwa ukuba bathathe amanyathelo okuzikhusela anjengokuhlamba izandla rhoqo, ukucoca izinto ezisetyenziswa ngumntu wonke, kunye nokugcina abantwana abasulelekileyo ekhaya ukuphepha ukusasazeka kwesifo.
Ukuze ufumane uhlaziyo kunye nezilumkiso zezempilo, landela imithombo esemthethweni yeBuffalo City Metro.