In a concerning development, Lusaka has reported 43 new cases of cholera along with one fatality, according to the Minister of Health, Sylvia Masebo. The rising number of cases has prompted swift action from the government, which has allocated K2.9 million to implement urgent interventions and address the escalating health crisis.
Minister Masebo emphasized the importance of curbing the disease’s spread to prevent a further surge in cases. The allocated funds are expected to support not only medical interventions but also aid caregivers and patients within health facilities.
To reinforce public health practices and awareness, the Ministry of Health plans to engage an additional 120 community health volunteers. These volunteers will be instrumental in conducting door-to-door sensitization campaigns to alter public mindsets and encourage adherence to health guidelines that can help prevent the further transmission of cholera.
During an official visit to the Cholera Treatment Centre at Matero Level One Hospital in Lusaka, Minister Masebo, accompanied by Permanent Secretary Christopher Simoonga and Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Maambo Hamaundu, expressed concern over the flooding of the treatment center due to heavy rainfall. The minister assured the public that all staff on leave from cholera treatment centers have been recalled to ensure sufficient manpower for the ongoing efforts.
Permanent Secretary Hamaundu directed local councils across the country to prioritize cleanliness in their jurisdictions. He urged local authorities to maintain cleanliness in markets and other public spaces, emphasizing the crucial role of clean drainages. The public received a similar call to action, urging citizens to avoid littering in drainages and refrain from selling food in public areas to mitigate contamination risks.
As the government intensifies its efforts to combat the cholera outbreak, collaboration between health authorities, local government, and the public becomes paramount in minimizing the impact of the disease on the community.
The most proven method of controlling virus is Lockdown. Lockdown Lusaka, shut it!!!
Back to masks and social distancing.
Hear me, or you only trust whites?
Go lockdown your ugly mother in a monkey cage
Firstly, in any battle know the enemy you are fighting then apply the correct strategy. Cholera very rarely is airborne so fighting it isnt about masks and lockdown. Most of the time it attacks because the water supply system has been compromised by either the pitlatrines mixing with drinking water supplies. It will also move through the serving of cold foods unhygienically.
I note that Government has allocated K2.9 million to implement urgent interventions. Government should have allocated these millions to eradicating pit latrines and providing healthy runnning water
As long as the population in Lusaka shanty compounds continues to dig wells and pit latrines within meters apart, Cholera is here to stay. The Ministry of Health together with the Lusaka City Council must pass a law to demand banning the use of those shallows wells. But before they do that, ensure that they are ready to provide sufficient clean water or provide chemicals to clean the water from the wells. provide clean water. Provide health education.
Whites whether we like it or not are more advanced and dont suffer such here in zambia
Hygiene is the key word
ARREST BRIAN MUSHIMBA OVER THE FAKE TRAFFIC CAMERAS WITH THE LEBANESE. He’s worth over $1.5 million boasting of buying a $500,000 house in the USA. Extradite him.
1.5 million usd is alot of money to you kikkki. Poverty ibvi
Even cholera is back in the new dawn.@Tikki, search for cholera epidemic in America or just go on wiki. Poverty which the new dawn government is the reason cholera has come back. People can not afford proper food, clean water. HH was in Kanyama early this year when that place was flooded. He took a lot of selfies as usual and has not gone back ever since. When are in another rainy season and those places will flood again since nothing has been done to prevent the floods.
Every year the same!!
Mwafiko mu new dawn. We hear there is an outbreak in community house. Oh wait that is just hh talking shlt from his mouth as usual
Fire fighting as usual. Sounds like Zambia to me.
Yes Gunner Thats why Esther Lungu regularly visited the US to get fire fighting tenders. We are a firefighting country.
Destructive politics at play. When some local authorities try to follow regulations in some compounds, politicians seeking votes will protest that following health regulations will disadvantage their voters!! The same goes with addressing street vending and enforcing hygiene standards. The end result is fire fighting indeed. We need to be proactive and not act when we see new cases. These cases can be foreseen once we take public health regulations seriously.
Chitalu chilufya had stopped cholera..one great visionary leader…I miss this man
Bushe?
New dawn? PF stopped this disease in 2018 and you have brought it back. JK was right, it’s Dununa reverse as usual.