Mon, 16 Oct 2017 12:24:35 +0000 ….PS says 70 percent of patients are children By Kalobwe Bwalya CHOLERA cases have risen from 36 to 69 and the majority being under five children, Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary in charge of administration Kennedy Malama has confirmed. Speaking after touring Bauleni and Kanyama treatment cholera centres in Lusaka yesterday, Dr Malama said 70 percent of the patients were children. Dr Malama said there were 25 patients receiving treatment at Kanyama, of whom 24 were under five children and one male adult while Bauleni has one patient. Chipata and Matero treatment centres have no patients. Dr Malama expressed optimism that all the patients receiving treatment were stable and would be discharged soon because children were able to breast feed and the adults were taking fluids. He said despite the increase in number of cholera cases, the Ministry of Health had continued partnering with community health workers and other […]
