The cholera outbreak in the Mozambican province of Nampula has caused almost a thousand infections since October, with nearly 400 new cases since the end of February, as well as 30 deaths, according to official figures.
According to the health authorities, the province, in northern Mozambique, had 579 accumulated cases from October to the end of February, with 29 deaths, in three districts, a figure that this week has grown to an accumulated 929 infected and one more death. The cholera outbreak was declared on October 17 in three regions of the provinces of Nampula and Zambézia. According to the sector representative, health professionals are forbidden to go to the communities, which creates insecurity among the class and prevents the treatment of the disease.
(Source RTP)
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