Major WASH Initiative Seemingly Ignores Kitgum as Fatalities Rise

I just came across another relief web update on the still growing Hepatitis E (HEV) outbreak in northern Uganda I focussed on earlier this summer with UNICEF. The only thing that seems to change in these articles is the number of sick and dead; the rest of the text remains the same. Despite much advance warning and a growing number of casualty's (the total number has tripled since I arrived), there seems to be no momentum for a major intervention despite reports of it spreading to other districts.

A few weeks ago, the European Union and UNICEF announced the launch of a major ‘WASH Initiative for the Rural Poor in 21 Districts in Uganda, contributing to the attainment of the MDGs’ project (water, sanitation, and hygiene)'. Which District is not among the 21 listed? Kitgum, where the outbreak is the worst! What is the primary factor for the spread of HEV? Water, sanitation and hygiene! This report left me utterly confused and struggling to understand why one of the areas most needing of WASH related interventions, desperately struggling for funding at the moment, failed to find itself included in this initiative... My only hope is that they were included, but for some unknown reason were not mentioned in the report.