Luapula province has continued to be the only province where cholera has not been contained since it broke out last year.
Ministry of Health Spokesperson Kamoto Mbewe has announced that one death was reported at Kapambwe health facility in Nchelenge district yesterday.
Dr. Mbewe said this in a statement released to ZANIS in Lusaka today by the Ministry’s Deputy Director for Technical Support Services Dr. Tembo Pitters on his behalf.
He said as of yesterday, there were two new admissions of cholera in Nchelenge district while Mwense and Mansa districts recorded none.
Dr. Mbewe said a total of seven cases were under treatment four of which are in Nchelenge and three in Mwense district.
He added that three people from Nchelenge district were discharged yesterday.
He said out of all the cases reported to the treatment centres, there have been no brought-in-dead (BIDs) recorded.
Dr. Mbewe however noted that the Ministry of Health has continued implementing certain measures to help curb the disease.
He said among steps taken include free distribution of chlorine in affected households, water sampling and testing for bacteriological analysis, inspection of sources of water supply and village inspections.
Others measures are super chlorination of wells in communities, active surveillance, holding meetings in villages to strengthen information dissemination, case management and the use of local radio stations for information dissemination.
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Whatever happened to Nchelenge ! It used to be one of the cleanest towns in Zambia and rarely was Cholera recorded.This is sad 🙁
sad news indeed.
Am a nchelenge resident. Cholera broke out some months ago and no one seems to be caring here. How do you admit cholera patients to hospital? No cholera centre imagine. Up to now people are sheeting and vomiting. MP and his councillors cimo na NO.