The Ministry of Health in Eastern Province has heightened surveillance to detect any emergency public health concern with seven suspected cholera cases detected.
Public Health Specialist at Eastern Province Health Office Dr. Bernard Chimungu says through the public health emergency center, the Province is able to conduct surveillance at each and every health facility and be able to see emergencies for quick actions.
Dr. Chimungu reveals that all the seven suspected cholera samples have been confirmed not to be cholera but normal diarrhoea cases.
He has urged members of the community to maintain high standards of hygiene and adopt good waste management behaviors to ensure cholera does not break out in Eastern Province.
Zambia had recorded 62 cholera deaths with 2,743 cases recorded across the country.
By Samuel Khwawe
