One person has died of suspected Cholera while seven others have been admitted to Sinamalima clinic in Malima area in Sinazongwe District of Southern Province.
The deceased has been identified as Sabeta Mpesele aged 62, of Sianvwemu village.
Sinazongwe District Commissioner Mungoni Simulilika told ZANIS that health experts would be dispatched to the district to contain the disease.
A check by ZANIS at Sinamalima clinic further revealed that a shortage of nurses and clinic officers has crippled operations at the clinic.
The suspected Cholera patients are being attended to by daily classified employees, who are unqualified to attend to patients.
The nurse attached to the clinic is currently attending a workshop in Maamba Township, leaving the clinic with no trained medical personnel.
Nurses in most clinics including Maamba Hospital are on strike demanding salary increments from government.
Since January this year, more than 100 people in Sinazongwe District have complained of suspected Cholera resulting in the closure of all schools in Maamba Township.
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25 billion kwacha goes missing and Cholera still at large. Shame ministry of health.
strikes and lack of safe drinking water. Bwezani do something
Not again. Please God help us