A Cholera outbreak in Siavonga district has claimed one life.
The disease broke out in Matinangala area, situated about three kilometers from the main Siavonga Township.
District Director of Health, Joseph Kabungo, confirmed the outbreak to ZANIS this morning in Siavonga.
Dr. Kabungo said six cholera cases have so far been recorded in the township from the time the water borne disease broke out four days ago.
Dr. Kabungo said all the six cases that included one death, were received at the district hospital before being transferred to the district cholera centre in Chirundu.
He disclosed that a woman died at the hospital from cholera after she was rushed to the health centre on Friday.
Dr. Kabungo attributed the outbreak of the disease in Matinangala area to poor sanitation as well as unsafe drinking water that residents source from Lake Kariba.
The district director of health stated that though health workers were in the area to try and bring the situation under control, the area urgently required other sources of safe drinking water.
ZANIS/ENDS/LL/SJK.
Govt. please do something before people’s lives are lost
What is wrong again, GRZ should educate the people more about this disease [-x
People need to be educated that the disease is spread by eating and drinking water that is contaminated by the bacteria that causes cholera. Prevention of this disease can only be achieved by following strict sanitation measures and proper hand washing…authorities please teach the people.
I wonder where these diseases come from from?
Siavonga is a very nice place and a tourist destination too, so the gov’t should be truly concerned about this matter. It’s not only the people in the outbreak region that suffer but everytime such news is heard, people think twice before visiting Zambia.
I agree with you Nine Chale.
I enjoyed lovely family holidays some time back in Siavonga.. Manchinchi bay lodge in particular is such a lovey place. Such diseases like Cholera will distract /discourage holiday makers and tourist big time!
The problem is that the lake is used for bathing, fishing and drinking. Even cleansing! Kuti mwapusuka?
Cleansing ingulu Ba Moze, is that what you mean?? I thought that happened only at Lake Mweru- wantipa? lol.
Cutey, anything goes ku kariba mama! Yangu. We forgot to mention batisims!! Awe sure No sooner had the holy spirit entered you than you had cholera!!
Ati Baptisms ka! Haaaahhaaa LOL. Mwansekesha sana lelo Ba Moze. Hope Zambia is good today.
Good day to all Zambians at large.
Bwafya mu zambia namo,instead of just fishing,kwabako na cleansing,ubupuba bweka bweka fye!