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  • Tanzania: 2019 Cholera

    Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201905290795.html

    29 May 2019
    The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)
    Tanzania: Alarm As Cholera Outbreak Is Reported in Dar es Salaam
    By Herieth Makwetta

    Dar es Salaam ? One person has been reported dead in Dar es Salaam due to cholera with 32 others admitted at various health facilities within the city.

    The minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Ms Ummy Mwalimu made the statement on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, during her visit to inspect the recent cholera and dengue outbreaks.

    "Dar es Salaam has received 32 cholera patients; 18 are admitted in Temeke, 13 in Amana and one in Mwananyamala. This is because of failure to abide with hygiene regulations," she said.

    She directed all councils in the city to issue by-laws that impose strong punishments to people who empty cesspool tanks in the opening when it is raining...


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    Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/201..._138151154.htm

    Cholera death toll in Tanzania rises to 6
    Source: Xinhua| 2019-06-18 00:16:32|Editor: yan

    DAR ES SALAAM, June 17 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian authorities said on Monday the number of people killed by a new outbreak of cholera in the east African nation has risen from three to six.

    Faustine Ndugulile, the Deputy Minister for Health, said 6 people have died from cholera in different parts of the country, with 316 others diagnosed with the disease...

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