The Sunday Mail
Online Reporter
GOVERNMENT has drilled 12 boreholes in Buhera, Manicaland province, among other initiatives, as it ratchets up efforts to contain the cholera outbreak, which has largely been driven by “poor sanitation and low safe water coverage”.
Speaking in a post-Cabinet media briefing on Tuesday, Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora also indicated that health education on cholera prevention and control measures, including hygiene promotion, is ongoing in provinces.
“Cabinet advises that as at October 21, 2023, Zimbabwe’s cumulative suspected cholera cases were 5 338 with 5 090 recoveries.
“Manicaland province and Harare province contributed the highest number of cholera cases, having reported 2 524 and 1 654 cumulative cholera cases, respectively, by October 21, 2023,” said Dr Mombeshora.
“Cabinet advises that poor sanitation and low safe water coverage had driven the cholera outbreak, especially in the Harare Metropolitan Province. Twelve boreholes were drilled in Buhera through a borehole drilling project under the Ministry of Health and Child Care.”
Health educators in affected communities have been trained to facilitate surveillance and risk communication.
Further, all gatherings and burial (regardless of the cause of death) in cholera-affected areas are being supervised to ensure adequate clean water and sanitation provision.
