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Zimbabwe Declares Cholera Outbreak Over After 30 Days Without New Cases

5 months agoThu, 01 Aug 2024 06:32:55 GMT
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Zimbabwe Declares Cholera Outbreak Over After 30 Days Without New Cases

The Zimbabwean government has announced that the country is now free from cholera, with no new cases reported in the past 30 days.

During a weekly post-cabinet media briefing on Tuesday, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Jenfan Muswere provided an update on the cholera situation in the country.

Muswere said Zimbabwe recorded its first cholera case in February 2023, which then spread to most parts of the country, leading to a declared national outbreak.

However, the minister noted that the country’s cholera burden is now officially over, with no new cases reported in all 63 districts. He said:

The Ministry of Health and Child Care would also want to inform the nation that as of today we have had 30 days without a single case of cholera in all our 63 districts and that the last case was on 30 June 2024 in Beitbridge.

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Therefore, we are now declaring that the cholera outbreak, which started in February 2023, as officially ended. However, the public is encouraged to continue observing hygiene and sanitation at all times.

The Minister of Health and Childcare Douglas Mombeshora urged members of the public to continue with good hygiene and sanitation practices. Said Mombeshora:

A lot of people relax when we say cholera is gone. What it means is that the interventions that we undertook as ministry and as government, those interventions have yielded the results that we wanted that is to make sure that we suppress cholera.

But we still have challenges of water and sanitation in certain areas. So, we urge our people to continue with good hygiene and sanitation practices.

Cholera is an acute diarrheal illness that can spread rapidly in areas with poor sanitation and limited access to clean water.

The disease is primarily spread through the consumption of contaminated food or water, such as water sources that have been polluted by faecal matter containing the cholera bacteria.

The main symptom of cholera is profuse, watery diarrhoea that can lead to rapid dehydration and electrolyte imbalance. Other symptoms may include vomiting, muscle cramps, and rapid heart rate.

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11 Comments

dj TECH 🇿🇼 · 5 months ago
aah hant gvt ine failed sewer system inoda kutobharisa vanhu Mari kut uise septic tank pamba pako apa ivo vakazvitadza Ana mbocho ava
Mazuva · 5 months ago
My fellow Zimbabweans. Belive this government at your own risk. Whenever they say it is well, prepare for the worst.
sekuru · 5 months ago
cholera iriko ndakarwara nayo
elder d · 5 months ago
nothing to celebrate over. in this era we can't be talking about cholera outbreaks akomana zvirwere zveIndustrial revolution
Corruptmore Looto · 5 months ago
With the terrible sanitary infrastructure in some places in Harare, it will only be a matter of time before it makes its comeback. Harare is cholera endemic so watch out
dj TECH 🇿🇼 · 5 months ago
ndikitomhanya izvezv ,zvaJENFAN mazvikanganwa here idatya 👀
. · 5 months ago
too early to be celebrating with the water crisis and sewer bursts in Hre its a matter of time we will have another cholera outbreak
coni · 5 months ago
obvious cholera will emerge after sadc conference anhu ezanu amazive mushe
🏃Chi baby Che Zanu 🌊 · 5 months ago
mochipawo vanhu mvura yakachena yekunwa failed government
🤔🤔 · 5 months ago
Cholera will emerge after Sadc conference..

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