Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:04:29 +0000 By KALOBWE BWALYA VENDORS in Lusaka are worried that cholera which has broken out in some parts of the city may spread to the Central Business District (CBD) if measures are not urgently put in place. The vendors said they feared the diseases would easily spread to the CBD because of uncollected garbage and poor hygiene standards presently prevailing in the area. The traders told the Daily Nation in an interview that following the outbreak in Chipata Compound and Mazyopa area there was urgent need for the Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Water and Sanitation to quickly move in and put in place measures that will prevent the diseases from spreading. James Mbeze of Mtendere compound said there was needed for the relevant ministries to intervene urgently before lives were lost. He said the situation was worrying especially that the disease had broken out […]
