Cholera has broken out in Nameembo area of Mazabuka district with several villagers reportedly admitted to a Cholera centre.
Mazabuka District Commissioner, Tyson Hamaamba, who disclosed this to ZANIS in Mazabuka today, said the situation was serious and called for concerted efforts in containing the outbreak.
Mr Hamaamba said health staff from Mazabuka District Health office have since been dispatched to the area to help contain the disease.
He said the health workers were distributing chlorine and disinfecting home steads and sensitising people on the prevention of the disease.
The district commissioner, who has attributed the disease outbreak to the dirty and untreated water residents were fetching from contaminated shallow wells urged villagers to boil or chlorinate drinking water to prevent the disease from spreading.
Two months ago, Â two people died of Cholera in Nameembo area due to the outbreak.
Health personnel, however, worked round the clock and contained the disease but has now resurfaced following the onset of the rain season.
Too bad for mazabuka people.
Zam-babwe
i didnt think it would get to us so soon, Lord help us:(
Finish, thus it, cholera so early.
Bantu bala penga! Gamu tu gwaye! 😮
oh dear
so early
Zimbabwe has lost over 500 people from this deadly desease, i hope it wont be that bad in our own country
Its just silly mistakes that is costing Zambia so much. lundani is the most pampkin president that zambia has ever had. He doesnt react to anything, does he even know what is happening around the country?
Greetings to all my fellow blogger in the name of our saviour Jesus Christ.Iam not commenting of any topic today,iam emotionally affected by the death of that child who died after eating the poisonous wild roots.Chewe,Rashid,Baby C,supergal and many other bloggers lets not exchange strong words,but lets sit down and think of how we can help our beloved pipo in our beloved country to find some solutions on how to overcome this beast called poverty.Mind you we are One wheather Zambian,jordan,indian or white we’re one and Christ is the Head.I love you all bloggers.May our Good Lord bless you all.Amen!
i think Government should take neccesary measures right now to try and stop this desease from spreading further. Cholera is deadly, imagine what would happen if it got to Lusaka, soweto market for example
As if starvation was not enough disaster now cholera is on our doorsteps. Oh dear me.
More officials from Ministry of health HQ to do assessments even when the district has quilified officers.
Time to pray for mother Zambia. A lot has been going on and we need to commit everything in the hands of our Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ. We should ask God to Give our President wisdom. Otherwise he’ll just be seen dancing on TV. God help us.
Tionge, You dont just need to pray but also actions are needed. God only helps those who help themselves so dont just sit and watch.
:-t
We been reading bad news since morning LT!!!!! post up something to lighten our day please!!!!
It was expected
Cholera has ben with us for a long time and if the insinuations of the west about leadership and cholera is true, then we are in for it.
Lets not blame uncle Bob on this one. Lusaka recorded first before Harare.
Anyone remember that play circle special with lazaroooo who had cholera. It’s a sad day for mazabukans because nobody at the clinics in lusaka will understand them because they will keep saying i have hicholera
It’s a pitty!
You guys can not even dig, deep clean wells sure????
Na mvela na matuvi nayine ka
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Have you ever heard of what is called “political will” .
The few times I have heard serious debat from Parliament is when it involves the benefits for Parliamentarians. eg. NCC allowances, salary increaments, mid-term graduity etc etc.
Cholera in Mazabuka? Ah well!
Next time people should know they need to have clean surroundings not sugar or ifitenge. Hope they learn.
Ifiko aba Tonga!
Wot! Awe chabipa abena Zambia. I have cancelled my trip to Zambia. It will be me and the turkey without my lovely family again. :((
Sarah can come and help you celebrate Christmas? 😡
#28 NO Chance! Its just me and the turkey. Sorrrrrrrrrrrrrry.
Number 26 check your history on cholera and check how many times southern province has been hit by cholera compared to copperbelt.If you have nothing to say just keep quite.
#28 Bad manners. How clean are you with your job?
#23 me too
ya ba izavuta life pa zed its only the beggining of the rain season and matenda are looming already imwe ba EHT go out and educate pipo lol xxxx >-)**==8-x
Close the boarders.
[-x # 34, and that name?
For all these years of political independence we have not done much to educate ourselves on how to pevent some of these deseases. What a shame. Education we have but we don’t know how to use it. Let’s not forget that God helps those who help themselves. Prayer alone will not work.
So now who is going to invade Zambia and remove RB from office because Cholera’s outbreak is a sure sign for regime change as the case in Zim?
LT WHY R U NOT POSTING MY SUBMITIONS
# 26 dont insult Tongas. You relatives in chiengi are ever on chorela alert and yet you have the audacity to call Tongas dirty. YOUR BALLS.
I have jut come from there on a tour of duty. Its bad. Balepolomya sana aba Tonga. We had to cut short the tour. Its bad koma mwe.
#26 WATCH YOUR MOUTH,IS IT ONLY THE TONGAS THAT HAVE CHOLERA. YOU DONT KNOW THAT MIGRATION HAS TAKEN PEOPLE TO ALL SORTS OF PLACES
Ba Mose….That one mudala is out of place. Even the Zimbabweans are affected by a selfish man. And it would be wrong to insult them although they used to laugh that Zed had no coke-a-cola….Ukutangila te ku fika!
#28 Anonymous I though we had a deal?
#26 Is that a statement you can make….? Rational thought should be in order!!!!
lol…you see #28 when you ditch my invitation and you slander others!!! Now I am even goting to let the cat out the bag….remeber Saturday?
#42 VW, I Thought this was where we should be discussing cholera in Mazabuka? How does Mugabe and his people come in? This is the second time you are losing me.
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