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Cholera epidemic in the Comoros: nearly 45% of the population vaccinated

LINFO.RE – created on 07/02/2024 at 11:40 a.m. – updated on 07/02/2024 at 11:40 a.m. - The editorial staff

The WHO-backed cholera vaccination campaign launched in the Comoros is in full swing. The initiative follows an alarming rise in cases and deaths in the region.


"We want to end this epidemic once and for all"

Since the official declaration of the cholera epidemic in the Comoros , the archipelago has recorded 9,666 cases, according to the latest health bulletin relayed by Le Journal de Mayotte . Anjouan is the most affected with 8,491 cases, followed by Grande Comore (662 cases) and Mohéli (553 cases). The toll is 143 deaths.

The Comoros want to end this epidemic. To achieve this, a mass vaccination campaign has been launched in the territory, mobilizing medical teams in all regions. "We want to end this epidemic once and for all, all means are mobilized to ensure the success of the campaign ," said Loub Yakout Zaidou, the Minister of Health.

"The vaccine remains the only alternative to eradicate cholera" in the Comoros
With the support of WHO and GAVI, 400,000 doses of vaccine are available to achieve herd immunity against cholera in the Comoros . Ms. Hissane Abdou Bacar from the WHO office in Moroni believes that these doses are enough to protect the entire population. Dr. Sainda Mohamed stressed the importance of citizen participation in this campaign to stem the epidemic.

Vaccination efforts are palpable in Anjouan, where 200,000 people out of 379,000 have already received the vaccine. This is about 52% of the population, according to regional coordinator Dr. Ansouffoudine Mohamed. In Mohéli, the 57,000 doses planned will allow the entire population to be vaccinated, improving the current rate of 40%. In contrast, the vaccination rate remains low in Grande Comore, where only 30% of the population has been vaccinated despite intensive awareness campaigns. Dr. Abdoul-Anziz Hassanaly, regional coordinator, stressed that the vaccine remains the only solution to eradicate cholera throughout the territory.

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Ministry of Health, Union of the Comoros
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CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
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SITUATION AS OF JULY 10, 2024.
Press Officer: FSTOUMANI

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Cholera epidemic I No cases reported since July 10 in the country

Society |09/08/2024-

Health authorities are pleased that 98% of hospitalized patients have recovered, highlighting the effectiveness of vaccination.

After several months of working to combat the ongoing cholera epidemic in the country since the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Health took stock of the epidemiological situation on Wednesday, August 7 in Ndzuani. In a meeting held in Patsy, the regional director of Health in Ndzuani, Dr. Anssoufoudine Mohamed, presented the general situation of the epidemic to the Head of State, Azali Assoumani.

First of all, welcoming the fact that no positive cases of cholera have been recorded since July 10 in Ngazidja and Mwali, and since July 27 in Ndzuani, Dr. Anssoufoudine Mohamed recalled that this is not the first time that the country has faced this epidemic. According to him, over the last five decades, the Comoros have been confronted with 4 episodes of cholera. First from January to May 1975, the episode from 1998 to 1999, that from 2002 to 2007 and that of 2024.

The regional director of health in Ndzuani, the island most affected by the disease, reported a recovery rate of 98% among hospitalized patients, highlighting the effectiveness of vaccination. The head of state, Azali Assoumani, thanked the health services for their mobilization and commitment to this fight, which made it possible to obtain these results. He also urged citizens to remain vigilant and learn from this episode to avoid a resurgence of cases. The Minister of Health, Dr. Nassuha Oussene Salim, made a special mention of all the medical teams mobilized since February 2, 2024 to stem cholera.

2024, the deadliest episode

As a reminder, after reporting its first case of cholera in mid-March, Ndzuani has continued to record cases since then. It alone deplores 126 deaths compared to 15 in Ngazidja and 8 in Mwali out of a total of 149 deaths. It also reports 8,999 cumulative cases out of a national total of 10,342 people affected. For comparison, in the 2007 episode, after eleven months of cholera without significant means of response, the Comoros had just recorded 29 victims. Thus, in order to effectively combat the said endemic epidemic, the health authorities launched an anti-cholera vaccination campaign on June 12, at the end of which 58% of the population was vaccinated.

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CHOLERA EPIDEMIC - Reopening of borders with the Comoros

Miangaly Ralitera
Published on August 29, 2024

The Malagasy government announces the resumption of maritime traffic between Madagascar and the Comoros. The cholera epidemic is under control there.

The connection between Madagascar and Comoros, where cholera raged in the first half of this year, will resume. The Council of Ministers of August 28 approved the verbal communication of the resumption of maritime transport between these two countries. "The Ministry of Public Health and Social Protection of the Comoros declared that four hundred and eighty thousand of its eight hundred and thirty thousand inhabitants have been vaccinated against cholera. It highlighted a sharp slowdown in the cholera epidemic, and that since July 29, there have been no new cases. This non-detection of new cases in two weeks affirms that the chain of transmission of the disease is cut. This means that we can resume the connection with this country," we can read in the minutes of the Council of Ministers of August 28, which was held at the State Palace in Iavoloha.

The gates of Madagascar, including the port of Mahajanga in particular, remain closed to people coming from this archipelago, for the time being. "We are waiting for a decree that sets out the terms of application of this new system, in particular the health measures, before resuming," says a source.

Maintained

The Council of Ministers has indeed indicated that preventive measures remain in force. Thus, health measures are also maintained for passengers coming from countries where this disease is circulating, such as prophylactic chemo treatments on arrival, disinfection of luggage, and hand washing.

The government has suspended maritime transport between Comoros and Mahajanga, including passenger traffic, since February. Goods traffic continued. Large ships carrying gas or fuel were allowed to dock, but their crews were required to remain on board. Have these measures borne fruit? Cholera is not yet circulating in Madagascar. In any case, the Ministry of Public Health has not reported any cases so far.

Miangaly Ralitera

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