Zambia: Cholera contained in Mazabuka
Thirteen Cholera patients have since been discharged from Ndeke Cholera Centre in Mazabuka District of Southern Province.
Health staff at the centre told ZANIS in Mazabuka today that only two patients are still admitted at the centre while no new Cholera cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours.
The health staff at the Cholera Centre hinted that the two patients currently admitted could be discharged in the next 24 hours.
The health staff at the Centre said the measures put in place by government have helped in reducing cases of Cholera in the district.
Mazabuka District Commissioner, Tyson Hamaamba, told ZANIS that he is happy to note that no patient died of Cholera since the disease broke out in the district.
Mr. Hamaamba said the swift intervention by government in providing logistics to the ministry of health in the district has cheered the residents as it has helped contain the disease.
Cholera broke out in Mazabuka a week ago and a total of 64 cases have since been attended to by health experts.
Meanwhile, some residents of Ndeke Township in Mazabuka are reportedly drinking illicit beer called ‘Kachasu’ to protect themselves from Cholera.
Mazabuka Town Clerk, Ekan Chingangu, who disclosed this to ZANIS in Mazabuka today urged residents to desist from imbibing Kachasu as the illicit beer is not an immunization against Cholera.
He said government has enough medicine to treat Cholera patients.
Mr. Chingangu disclosed that several Kachasu brewers have since been arrested and huge quantities of illicit beer has been confiscated.
He warned beer traders to stop testing the council by secretly re-opening their premises once they have been shut down by authorities.
Mr. Chingangu said the council will not hesitate to prosecute traders violating the public health act.
Recently the local authority moved in and closed down taverns in Nakambala, Kabobola and Ndeke townships.
And in another development, the Mazabuka Municipal Council has continued collecting and disposing off garbage and unblocking drains in order to improve hygiene in the Cholera affected Ndeke Township.
ENDS/HC/AM/ZANIS
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imwe abantu balepolomwa, what are you talking about?
sorry for that guys. Stop eating any food till the situa is normalised.
Nambala fili…abash chi cholera, panseeeee!!!! Happy New Year bonse!:”>
‘Mazabuka District Commissioner, Tyson Hamaamba, told ZANIS that he is happy to note that no patient died of Cholera since the disease broke out in the district.’
I thought one case of a dead person was reported over suffering from Cholera. Anyway, this is good news and keep it up all stakeholders involved.
“Meanwhile, some residents of Ndeke Township in Mazabuka are reportedly drinking illicit beer called ‘Kachasu’ to protect themselves from Cholera. Mazabuka Town Clerk, Ekan Chingangu, who disclosed this to ZANIS in Mazabuka today urged residents to desist from imbibing Kachasu as the illicit beer is not an immunization against Cholera.”
Interesting reading. I heard such news for the first time about two weeks ago that people in the old days drunk WINE because it helped clean their body systems as a protection from suffering from Cholera as the had dirty water. Impressive indeed to note that Kachasu beer traders are using this theory or practice. I however personally dont encourage it.
‘Recently the local authority moved in and closed down taverns in Nakambala, Kabobola and Ndeke townships. And in another development, the Mazabuka Municipal Council has continued collecting and disposing off garbage and unblocking drains in order to improve hygiene in the Cholera affected Ndeke Township.’
When did Ndeke (Zambia) Compound in Mazabuka became a Township or is the word TOWNSHIP being misapplied here? I hope to be reading proper news in future about this place. Is that Airstrip even functioning in mazabuka in looking at the space that people are building huts there with proper planning?
Does anyone remember having cholera in Chiluba govt?
7. Kalos2020, I do remember having Cholera in that useless MMD GRZ of Chiluba and Sata MC. Thank God the Sata’s Chiluba Third Term bid was thwarted beyond its ever coming back again,
, the Zambia Republican Constitution seems to have broked it for good.
The Cholera cases were many then and the saddest part is that we lost a lot of lives on comparison to he way we have be containing the situation nowadays with such news as we have today in this thread.
#3, Ba Nine Chale , mwatampa ukuba loud ililine mu NEW YEAR nga mu June mukaba shani?
Happy New year all the same.
What are your Newyear resolutions??
#8 Maestro , how does it feel to have Cholera? please elaborate.
I Really want to know… Iam waiting….
10. Cutey, hhehhehhehhe. Cholera unfortunately or fortunately it is not me who had the Cholera in that time period, but those who actually suffered from it. To this end, I can’t elaborate from an eperience of personally having Cholera, but Zambia as a Country having Cholera cases.
In this light, it was tricky for lives were lost! This is how sad having cholera in the Chiluba GRZ was!
#11, Maestro, Sorry did not read right.. my apologies and belated congrats for the LT awards.. ..
BANONO..
not all can be winners..
12. Cutey, natasha maayo. Please, take care and keep well. Regards to your children too and train them to be a useful future leaders hopefully in Zambia.
#12, Maestro,
My children are welbred Zedians, though lazy at times.. am just being honest.
Thanks for your advice.
te pakulelesha apo taata..
My kids..are unfortunately not on the leadership trail or que..
each has a differrent ambition which I support.
I hope we continue being on this wave length on the blog this coming year not ukushobana or amapindo.its not healthy. even if I was one of them I stop it here. CEASED.. PERIOD. good luck for 2009.. Nakulalolekeshakofye..
14. Cutey, cool and may your succeed in that your endeavour.
Maestro Hhehhehhehhe…Interesting comments and quite articulate and insightful…..But there seems to be some conflict in reporting. Chlorea contained? The last count I read was 30 cases in Lusaka. Any accuracy in the report?
Looks like Mazabuka must have a dehydrated population…Kachasu and Wine to avoid drink water? HMMMMMMM
16. Habanda, I am doubting these reports we are receiving.