Mozambican health authorities are recording more than fifty new cases of cholera every day in the north of the country, according to the latest official data. The outbreak resulted in 25 deaths and 12,250 infections in less than four months.
A total of 10,250 cholera cases have been reported in the country since October 1, according to the latest disease development bulletin prepared by the National Directorate of Public Health, which contains data as of Tuesday.
On January 23, 60 new cases were recorded, the day before – 49, and on the 21st – only 69, but no deaths from the disease have been registered for almost a month.
The outbreak’s death rate fell last week from 0.3% to 0.2%, and the Mozambican government announced Tuesday that 29 districts have low-level outbreaks and cholera has been eradicated from seven districts.
The province most affected by the current wave of cholera outbreak is Nampula (north), which has a total of 3,299 cases and 12 deaths, followed by Tete (northwest) with 1,905 cases and six deaths.
Mozambique’s health authorities recently vaccinated more than 2.2 million people against cholera in areas hardest hit by the current outbreak, nearly full coverage ahead of schedule.
In previous statements to Luse, the head of the Expanded Vaccination Program of the Ministry of Health, Leonildo Nhampossa, said that a total of 2,268,548 people were vaccinated against cholera in four provinces between January 8 and 12, including more than 1 year of age.
This “corresponds to 100 percent coverage. The set goals were fully achieved,” he said.
The target population for this vaccination operation was 2,271,136 people, which corresponds to the population living in the most vulnerable areas and the focus of the current outbreak, as previously mentioned by the Ministry of Health.
According to the National Directorate of Public Health, the campaign targeted populations aged one year and over and was carried out in the districts of Cuure and Montepuez (Cabo Delgado province), Gil, Gurue and Mocuba (Zambezia), Magoe, Moatize and Zumbo (Tete) and Maringa (Sofala).
This vaccination campaign mobilized 1,136 teams consisting of 7,337 employees including vaccinators, mobilizers, registrars, supervisors, coordinators, data entry staff, logisticians and drivers, among others, at a cost of approximately $1.3 million (1 .19 million euros) with state funds. and cooperation partners Mozambique.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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