The Minister of Health and Child Care, Hon. Douglas Mombeshora updated Cabinet on the Cholera outbreak response.
Cabinet advises that as at 21st October 2023, Zimbabwe’s cumulative suspected cholera cases were 5 338 with 5 090 recoveries.
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Manicaland Province and Harare Province contributed the highest number of cholera cases in Zimbabwe, having reported 2 524 and 1 654 cumulative cholera cases, respectively by 21st October, 2023.
Cabinet advises that poor sanitation and low safe water coverage had driven the cholera outbreak, especially in the Harare Metropolitan Province.
Twelve boreholes were drilled in Buhera through a borehole drilling project under the Ministry of Health and Child Care.
Cabinet reports that health education on cholera prevention and control measures, including hygiene promotion, is ongoing in provinces.
Health educators in affected communities have been trained to also facilitate surveillance and risk communication.
Door-to-door cholera campaigns are being made in the affected provinces.
Cabinet further reiterated additional measures as follows:
a) That all gatherings in cholera-affected areas be supervised inorder to ensure adequate clean water and sanitation provision;
b) That all burial be supervised, regardless of the cause of death in all cholera-affected areas to reduce transmission; and
c) That public health measures be enforced in all communities reporting cholera cases.
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