The ministry of health has announced a decline in cases of Cholera across the country.
Deputy Director of Epidemiology and Disease control, Bushimba Tambatamba, said Lusaka in particular has recorded a significant reduction in cases of Cholera from 200 to 65 cases per day, with Kanyama still remaining as the most affected area.
Dr Tambatamba indicated that western and northern provinces have not recorded any cases of Cholera from the time the epidemic reported.
She maintained that Kanyama compound was prone to Cholera due to lack of clean drinking water and better sanitation facilities.
She, however, said government through the ministry of health, has mounted mobile toilets in some parts of the compound and has embarked the installation of boleholes in the area to avail people access to clean drinking water.
Dr Tambatamba, further, said the ministry of health has instituted the National Epidemic Planning and prevention control taskforce which has the mandate of lobbying support from stakeholders in the implementation of Cholera preventive measures.
And director of Public Health and Research, Victor Mukonka, said the fight against cholera required concerted efforts from both the community and other stakeholders.
He commended the Zambia Redcross Society for supplementing government effort in programmes aimed at eradicating Cholera in the country.
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Thank God :d
Thanks be to God
this better be true. Our people deserve better
2. SISTER
morning and looks like we share the same thought!!
Cheers J.
Thats good news.
The efforts by the Ministry of health is bearing fruits.
Keep it up.. =d>=d>
#4, eeh who art though? me scared to ask..
6. Cutey/wifey
its J !! Remember? The name is banned so I resurrect as a purified Guy. You warned me and now I have taken heed.
Cheers your ever loving J
Aha, I did warn you indeed.. but keep cool this time. :)>-
Thanks to God.
Prayer prayer in Jesus name 🙂
From 200 to 65 per day new cases is not statistics to be proud of. we needed Zero cases of cholera we are not in a civil war.!!Choloera is predictable, preventable and un acceptable to have in the “Glorified” peaceful nation. what “peace” if there is poverty and deaths due to cholera. We have been saying Zimbabwe is a failed state & cholera has gorged them. So we too a failed state since cholera is always with us.
YES WE CAN get rid of cholera. So help us, oh Lord.
Who prepares these statistics in the first place?
is it the same govt that failed to prevent the outbreak.
Clean the roads and the drains.
#12, Ba Honey, the roads and the drains can be cleaned, health education comes in first and this is the preventative aspect.All this is Ministry of health’s portfolio.
Cholera is easily combatible by personal hygiene Intensive education. Hand washing, hand washing, hand washing, hand washing…and more hand washing.
Awe, twatotela!
#13 Cutey
i have washed my hands, so you go and clean the roads, and educate the masses .
I agree with you .
#15,
I repeat,
That is the Ministry of health’s portfolio and not mine.
They should direct the public health personnel through their respective councils to do the right job… (the cleaning) Not just dumping ifisoso in vicinity.
They should create reasonable dump/recycling sites. not these sorry sites sited at Markets like in Masala Ndola!!
#15, Dont worry,
I know you…just take heart. =d>
‘CHOLERA OUTBREAK’…It should not have happenned in the first place!! :-w
#18,
We are good friends and this is a no go at you gesture.. I will always be good pals with you.. I was just merely reminding you that I know ‘us’. In #15, you told me to go and clean the roads and educate the masses..
Forgive if you felt it was a ‘push ‘ on you..will you?
I knew who I was talking to and that is why I encored my sentiments in #17, to say take heart, meaning wisakamana.. :)>-:)>-
“Mr. Hichilema wondered why government has allocated K50 billion to the National Constitution Conference (NCC) when it was supposed to be winding up its work.
He said that his party’s position was that the NCC should not be discontinued but wind up its work by June so that Zambia can have a new constitution before the next general elections.
He said that giving the NCC K50 billion is encouraged the members to drag the process until 2010.”
Source: ww w.zambianwatch dog.com/ ?p=1071
Good job MoE and health personnel.
Good Job!! =d> but lets try to actually PREVENT it than wait to TREAT it!!**==
#4 BRUDER L Cheers. Our thoughts are the same
# 11 Nine Chale, i need your support as i challenge RB in 2011’s presidential elections. Only then will things improve. Kalebalika!!