The African Centres for Disease Control (CDC) has deployed a team of 15 Technical Assistant Officers to support Zambia’s fight against cholera. The team will collaborate with the Ministry of Health, Zambia National Public Health Institute, and partners to strengthen the government’s efforts to end the cholera outbreak.
Africa CDC plans to train and deploy 500 community health workers in Lusaka’s hotspot areas. This information is part of a press release provided to the media by Africa CDC’s Acting Head of Communication, Ndahafa Nakwafila, and Africa CDC’s Risk Communication and Community Engagement Officer, Lio Kariko.
Africa CDC aims to enhance the country’s laboratory capacity for diagnostic and genomic sequencing, along with implementing cross-border surveillance measures to curb the spread of cholera. Additionally, the organization will conduct training sessions for fifty healthcare workers on sample collection and referral procedures.
In related developments, Africa CDC and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Member States are convening for an Emergency Ministerial meeting to address the cholera outbreak affecting various countries in the region, including Zimbabwe, Eswatini, South Africa, Mozambique, and Malawi.
Ba HH,
Cholera embarrassing disease on earth. I wouldn’t be a minister for such a country. Ministers start resigning.
This cholera outbreak is going to get us to learn a useful lesson. Because of that I think it’s a good thing. There are two ways to learn; the easy/smart way or the hard way. We have chosen the latter in Zambia. It’s okay, so long we learn.
Uhm, so Zambia can’t deal with any problem unless there’s foreign expertise? Foreign debt? Please help us. Malaria? Please help us. Cholera? Please help us. Building a road? Help us. Football team coaching? Help us. TAZARA? Help us. Electricity generation? Help us. Even rigging elections we’ve to rely on Ugandan IT experts. What can we do own our own? Drink and fck using Congo dust. What kind of people are we?
HH was voted Ambassador for stopping Cholera. I wonder what this means.
Positive action, discipline and a good attitude from every citizen is what we need. please don’t complain here everyday. Do something positive instead.