Harare’s health officials are on high alert after 2 confirmed cholera cases were recently reported in Chegutu, City Epidemiologist Dr Michael Vere has said.
Harare’s health officials are on high alert after 2 confirmed cholera cases were recently reported in Chegutu, City Epidemiologist Dr Michael Vere has said.
Chegutu is a city two hours away from the capital and there is need to prepare for a potential cholera outbreak.
“As Harare we need to be very alert and ready to manage cholera cases,” says Dr Vere.
Harare is currently battling a typhoid outbreak where some cases have been so far confirmed in the southern suburbs
“As the Health Department we have pre-positioned cholera kits in all our clinics,” Dr Vere.
The kits contain medicines and sanitaries to manage the cholera cases.
Council is also engaging communities in order to raise awareness on cholera and typhoid.
Dr Vere urged residents to attend the nearest clinics so that the disease can be detected as quickly as possible and action is taken.
“We are encouraging residents to treat water regardless of the source” he said.
This comes after the discovery that some boreholes were contaminated.
The boreholes have been temporarily closed for installation of in-line chlorinators.
