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Mysterious Disease Kills 42 Children In Kanchibiya

March 21, 2019 15 0

Kanchibiya member of parliament Dr. Martin Malama claims a mysterious disease has killed 42 children in 3 weeks , in Kapilya Village in Chief Chiundaponde?s Chiefdom in Kanchibiya Constituency.

Dr. Malama has told diamond news that emergency response teams are already on the ground to deal with the crisis.
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MEASLES KILLS 42 CHILDREN WITHIN THREE WEEKS

Measles has killed over 42 children in Kanchibiya District of Muchinga Province in less than a month.

Provincial Medical Officer Nero Chelembo has told Diamond News that the children died before they could get help from health officers.

Dr. Chelembo has explained that medical personnel were only shown the graves of the children.

The provincial medical officer has also lamented the hunger situation in the constituency which has largely been triggered by floods.

According to Dr. Chelembo the Ministry of Health in close collaboration with the World Health Organization is doing everything possible to contain the situation.

Kanchibiya Member of Parliament Martin Malama revealed that a mysterious disease had killed the children in Kapilya Village of Chief Chiundaponde?s Chiefdom in Kanchibiya Constituency.

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Measles outbreak kills 43 children

March 22, 2019

Forty-three children have died from suspected measles in Chief Chiundaponde?s area in Kanchibiya constituency of Lavushimanda district in Muchinga Province.

Both Muchinga Province Health Director Nero Chilembo and Kanchibiya Member of Parliament, Martin Malama have confirmed the development in separate interviews with the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) in Lavushimanda today.

Dr. Chilembo however revealed that from the 43 deaths recorded in Chiundaponde, two fatalities were recorded at the health facility while the remaining 41 were recorded in the communities.

And Dr. Chilembo said other fatalities were confirmed through the physical counting of graves in the community.
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https://www.lusakatimes.com/2019/03/22/measles-outbreak-kills-43-children/