Zambia: 2023-2025 Cholera

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Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67931876

Zambia cholera: President Hakainde Hichilema urges people to move to villages
11th January 2024, 04:59 EST
By Wycliffe MuiaBBC News

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has urged people to relocate from towns to villages following the deaths of about 300 people in a cholera outbreak.

Poor sanitation in some densely populated urban areas was a good breeding ground for cholera, he said.

To decongest major towns, residents should relocate to rural areas where there was enough space and "perfect sanitation", Mr Hichilema added.

More than 7,500 cholera cases have been reported nationwide since last October.

In the last 24 hours, there were more than 500 new cases and 17 deaths, the health ministry said.

The reopening of schools has been delayed as part of a series of preventative measures.

The disease has so far spread to eight of Zambia's 10 provinces....

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Zambia – Cholera outbreak - update (DG ECHO, UN OCHA, Zambia National Public Health Institute) (ECHO Daily Flash of 12 January 2024)
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The cholera outbreak in Zambia continues to expand, affecting a total of 39 districts in 9 provinces. As of 11 January, the Ministry of Health reports 8,276 cumulative cases and 333 deaths, with a Case Fatality Rate of 4%.

94% of all confirmed cases and 97% of all deaths in Zambia occurred in Lusaka Province. The main drivers of the outbreak are the dire water and sanitation conditions in densely populated urban/peri-urban areas as well as localised floods caused by rains which contaminated water sources in the same areas.

While Zambia expects to receive 1.4 million cholera vaccination doses from WHO, as containment measure, the Government postponed the start of the school year for three weeks, and banned street vending and public gatherings. A new Cholera Treatment Centre is established in Lusaka for an additional bed capacity for 1,000 patients. The Disaster Management Authority is also finalising the revised Emergency Response Plan.

https://reliefweb.int/report/zambia/zambia-cholera-outbreak-update-dg-echo-un-ocha-zambia-national-public-health-institute-echo-daily-flash-12-january-2024

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World Health Organization Zambia
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With funding from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization (WHO), through its International Coordinating Group (ICG)on vaccine provision, facilitated the procurement of 1.7 million doses of the Oral Cholera Vaccines for the Zambian Government. Unicef Zambia supported the timely delivery of the vaccines from the Global Emmergency Stockpile.

Today, 1.4 million doses of the oral cholera vaccines have been handed over to Ministry of Health Zambia to help in curbing the spread of #cholera and protect those at risk populations in affected areas from cholera.



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World Health Organization Zambia
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Earlier today, Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo launched the Oral #cholera vaccination mass campaign targeting over 1.5 million people across targeted areas with a high risk of transmission in Lusaka district, including Kanyama, Matero and Chawama.

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Ministry of Health Zambia
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Cholera Update 16 January 2024

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Ministry of Health Zambia
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#Cholera Update 18 January 2024

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Ministry of Health Zambia
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Government has announced further postponement of the reopening of schools owing to the outbreak of Cholera in the country.
Minister of Education announced the development at a press briefing held in Lusaka this afternoon.
Schools and Colleges of Education both public and private will now reopen on 12th February, 2024.
To recover on the lost time, the academic calendar will run as follow:

TERM 1
Opening on Monday, 12th February, 2024
Closing on Friday, 26th April, 2024

TERM 2
Opening on Monday, 6th May, 2024
Closing on Friday, 9th August, 2024

TERM 3
Opening on Monday, 2nd September, 2024
Closing on Friday, 6th December, 2024

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Ministry of Health Zambia
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Cholera Update 25 January 2024

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Ministry of Health Zambia
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2 February 2024 cholera update

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Zambia: nearly 700 people killed by cholera

By Africanews Editorial with AP
Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

Zambia is facing its largest cholera epidemic. The country has recorded more than 19,000 cases and nearly 700 deaths.

Following the increase in the number of cholera cases, the organization " Médecins Sans Frontières " (MSF) sent emergency teams to provide medical, logistical and epidemiological support to the health services of the two most affected urban centers of the territory.

61 MSF members are currently working in Lusaka and Ndola alongside 340 volunteers affiliated with the Ministry of Health to respond to this emergency situation. To monitor more serious cases, MSF teams have a network of ambulances available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

In the capital, a system of 14 intermediate care centers known as “ oral rehydration points ” has been set up to relieve congestion in hospitals. Water sanitation specialists oversee a network of 178 water points around Lusaka and distribute kits containing soap, chlorine and jerry cans to provide clean drinking water to the population.

The outbreak emerged in Zambia in October 2023 in the capital Lusaka, and has now spread to all provinces of the country. The disease is also hitting southern African countries hard. To slow the spread of the epidemic, other MSF teams also intervened on the other side of the border, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

A vaccination campaign was recently carried out by health authorities in some localities in Zambia, but the current global shortage of cholera vaccines is a real source of concern for MSF.

https://fr.africanews.com/2024/02/24/zambie-au-moins-700-personnes-tuees-par-le-cholera/

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Ministry of Health Zambia
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National Cholera Update 23 February 2024

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Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/zambia/...pdate-mdrzm021


Zambia | Cholera Emergency Response - 6 Months Operation Update (MDRZM021)
Format: Situation Report
Source: IFRC
Posted
30 Sep 2024
Originally published
30 Sep 2024


Description of the crisis

Zambia faced a significant cholera outbreak that posed severe public health challenges, particularly in densely populated urban areas such as Lusaka. The outbreak was driven by multiple factors, including the rainy season's impact on water contamination and longstanding issues with sanitation and clean water access. A cholera outbreak which was first reported in October 2023 saw a dramatic increase in transmission from mid- December 2023 to around midJanuary 2024. The country as of 30/06/2024 had recorded a cumulative 20,102 cases and 740 deaths, with 10 consecutive weeks without any case being recorded according to a daily update from the Ministry of Health1 resulting in a cumulative case fatality rate of 3.7%. As of end January 2024 to date, a downward trend has been experienced in almost all the provinces except for Eastern province that recorded a small upward trend in the month of June 2024.

The country experienced its last major outbreak from October 2017 to June 2018 with a total of 5,935 reported cases. The outbreak initially emerged in peri-urban areas of Lusaka Province, just like the current outbreak where Lusaka became the epicenter followed by the Copperbelt province. Due to the high rate of transmission especially between the months of January and February 2024, the outbreak started affecting people across multiple geographical areas especially, Southern, Central and the Copperbelt provinces the later Eastern Province. Since the start of the current cholera outbreak, all the ten provinces had reported confirmed cases of Cholera. Out of 116 districts, 70 have had confirmed outbreaks and had reported cases despite the downward trend. The Cholera affected provinces mentioned above also experienced serious dry spell which has resulted in most of the water sources drying up and serious food shortages affecting most of the households. The dry spell has brought in so many challenges to communities that once suffered the Cholera outbreak impacts and there is high probability of the outbreak repeat especially as we approach the dry season that will be followed by rain season.

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Source: https://znbc.co.zm/news/cholera-case...onde-district/


Cholera cases rise in Nakonde District
Arnold Tutu
December 28, 2024
By Fortune Sinyangwe

Three more Cholera patients have been admitted to the Urban Clinic Treatment Centre in Nakonde District.

This brings the total number of patients to ten.

Among the patients, are six males and four females including an 8 year old girl.

Muchinga Province Health Director DAVID SILWELA has confirmed the cases.

Dr. SILWELA says the patients are stable and receiving medical treatment...

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Source: https://diggers.news/local/2025/01/3...abombwe-hit-5/


Cholera deaths in Chililabombwe hit 5
By Timothy Kaumba,
30th January 2025

CHOLERA cases in Chililabombwe have swelled to 57, with the total number of deaths being five so far. And government has swiftly responded to the cholera outbreak in Chililabombwe by providing financial support to Mulonga Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (MWSC)...

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Source: https://diggers.news/local/2025/02/0...-cholera-case/


Lusaka records first cholera case
By Ulande Nkomesha,
6th February 2025

THE Ministry of Health has disclosed that Lusaka has recorded its first cholera case in 2025. According to statistics released by the ministry, Thursday, 14 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, while those currently admitted in various cholera centres were 14. No death was recorded in the last 24 hours, while 14 had been discharged. The ministry further disclosed that 182 cumulative cholera cases had been recorded...