THE spread of cholera that has so far claimed four lives in Zanzibar, is gradually slowing down, with no new case reported recently.
A medical source told the ‘Daily News’
here yesterday that the isolation centre at Chumbuni in Urban West
region, had only one cholera patient.
The Director for Preventive Services and
Health Education in the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr
Fadhili Mohamed, said there was no new case reported in all four
isolation centres of Chumbuni, Gamba (North Unguja), Makunduchi and
Bambi (South Unguja), with dozens of cholera patients who were admitted
at the centres during the past few weeks having been discharged.
Over 300 suspected cases have been
registered since the latest cholera outbreak in March, this year, with
four deaths recorded, but the fatality rate has dropped to zero, thanks
to a number of interventions, said Dr Mohamed.
He attributed the fall to emergency
intervention by the ministry of health and other key stakeholders,
including increased public awareness on cholera-prevention measures,
water treatment and increased supply of clean and safe water.
“We have also controlled the sale of
fresh foods and sensitised members of the public on the importance of
adhering to anti-cholera measures,” he said, reminding food vendors to
observe the regulations which prohibit the sale of food at the congested
areas.
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