Factsheet – Latest Cholera hotspots in Zimbabwe - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
May 9, 2023
Zimbabwe has recorded an increase in Cholera cases across the country. Below are the hotspots areas for the latest cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Child Care’s Situation Report.
The Southern Africa state recorded 16 new suspected cases of Cholera in Glenview (4), Borrowdale (1), Bindura (3), Mutare Rural (4) Chimanimani (2) and Mutare City (2), as of May 4.
Matabeleland South province had the highest cumulative suspected cases followed by Manicaland, and Bindura in Mashonaland Central.
The latest Cholera hotspots:
The Zimbabwe government says it has been on high alert for Cholera since December, and has been encouraging people with Cholera symptoms to report to their nearest health facility, or to call the Ministry’s Public Health Emergency Operations Centre on Toll Free Number 2019 for assistance.
Zimbabwe suffered its worst Cholera outbreak in 2008, which killed over 4,000 people from over 90,000 cases – with most of the deaths being recorded in the capital Harare where water and sanitary systems in some of the major townships are severely dilapidated.
Sources
Source: Ministry of Health and Child Care Cholera Situation Report, 4 May 2023.
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