Titus Mwanza from Zambia is a former tobacco farmer who swapped to food crops four years ago. He is now an advocate for Tobacco-Free Farms, a joint initiative between WHO, ministries of agriculture & UN partners, …
Read moreZambia’s recent cholera outbreak demanded urgent action and oral cholera vaccination was a key aspect of Zambia’s multisectoral outbreak response. Of the 1.8 million people targeted during the ten-day vaccination camp…
Read moreDuring his 30 years as a community-based volunteer, Albert Nkhoma has witnessed his neighbourhood, Kalikiliki, in Zambia’s capital city Lusaka, grapple with public health challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic. More…
Read moreConcerted efforts & collaboration by health workers, facilities & communities to end the cholera outbreak in #Zambia 🇿🇲 are paying off. Early detection & treatment are helping to curb the disease, resulting i…
Read moreData for action play a pivotal role in Zambia's #cholera outbreak response and determine critical issues such as where to establish cholera treatment centres, where to deploy health workers and the quantity of medical su…
Read moreDr Nathan Bakyaita, WHO Zambia Representative, outlines the response to the cholera outbreak in Zambia. WHO is providing support in surveillance, laboratory, case management, logistics, risk communication & vaccinati…
Read more"It's important that as we work with communities, we understand what their perceptions are. These will help to drive the cholera response, ensuring evidence-based solutions to curb the outbreak,” says Dr Braka.
Read moreOral rehydration points, and the community-based volunteers who are tasked to run them, are at the heart of Zambia’s community-based #cholera response. Watch how the team stationed at an ORP in #Lusaka is making a differ…
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