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Idadi hiyo imeongezeka kutoka 110 ilivyokuwa mwanzoni mwa Oktoba 2022 huku maambukizi yakiendelea kuongezeka kwa kasi.
Takwimu za Wizara ya Afya zimeeleza kuwa tangu kulipuka kwa ugonjwa huo Machi 2022 jumla ya walioambukukizwa ni 6,056.
Wizara ya afya ya Malawi ilihusisha vifo hivyo na hali duni ya usafi wa chakula miongoni mwa jamii, ukosefu wa maji salama na ukosefu na matumizi mabaya ya vyoo.
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Cholera death toll rises to 183 in Malawi
Cholera is caused by a bacterial infectionImage caption: Cholera is caused by a bacterial infection
The number of deaths from cholera in Malawi rose to 183 at the end of October from 110 at the beginning of the month, the health ministry announced on Monday.
The rate of infections has been rising, with the cumulative number of cases since the outbreak began in March now at 6,056, the ministry said in a statement.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection usually caught by eating or drinking contaminated food or water and is closely linked to poor sanitation.
Malawi’s health ministry attributed the deaths to poor food hygiene among the communities, lack of safe water and a lack of and improper use of toilets.
Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda also noted that some patients were not seeking treatment for religious reasons, while others were visiting hospitals when it was already late.
He appealed to religious institutions to encourage their members to seek proper health services to avoid “unnecessary” loss of lives.
Souce: BBC
Takwimu za Wizara ya Afya zimeeleza kuwa tangu kulipuka kwa ugonjwa huo Machi 2022 jumla ya walioambukukizwa ni 6,056.
Wizara ya afya ya Malawi ilihusisha vifo hivyo na hali duni ya usafi wa chakula miongoni mwa jamii, ukosefu wa maji salama na ukosefu na matumizi mabaya ya vyoo.
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Cholera death toll rises to 183 in Malawi
Cholera is caused by a bacterial infectionImage caption: Cholera is caused by a bacterial infection
The number of deaths from cholera in Malawi rose to 183 at the end of October from 110 at the beginning of the month, the health ministry announced on Monday.
The rate of infections has been rising, with the cumulative number of cases since the outbreak began in March now at 6,056, the ministry said in a statement.
Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection usually caught by eating or drinking contaminated food or water and is closely linked to poor sanitation.
Malawi’s health ministry attributed the deaths to poor food hygiene among the communities, lack of safe water and a lack of and improper use of toilets.
Health Minister Khumbize Chiponda also noted that some patients were not seeking treatment for religious reasons, while others were visiting hospitals when it was already late.
He appealed to religious institutions to encourage their members to seek proper health services to avoid “unnecessary” loss of lives.
Souce: BBC