Cabinet received an update on the cholera outbreak as presented by the Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora.
In response to the cholera challenges, orders for medicines and commodities have been placed through Natpharm, prioritizing local manufacturers to minimize on lead time.
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Treasury has since approved a budget of US$12 million for cholera preparedness and response.
Screening of all travelers and awareness campaigns are ongoing at all points of entry, while health education on cholera prevention and control measures including hygiene promotion is being carried out in the provinces.
Cabinet has directed as follows:
- That intensified Risk Communication and Community engagement including involvement of religious and local leadership,
- Intensified school health education on cholera and other diarrheal diseases,
- And utilization of existing media houses and digital platforms for content dissemination be continued in all provinces especially Chitungwiza and Buhera;
- That there be improved safe water access to communities through rehabilitation of boreholes and drilling of new ones; and
- That public health measures be enforced in all communities reporting cholera cases, including restrictions of gatherings in all cholera- affected areas,
- And supervision of all burials in all cholera affected areas.
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