Fri, 12 Jan 2018 10:22:57 +0000 By CHIKUMBI KATEBE GOVERNMENT has received about 66, 000 litres of fuel to be used by refuse trucks to facilitate the removal of garbage and other unwanted items to the landfill as a way of contributing to the fight against cholera in Lusaka. The Ministry of Health has meanwhile hailed the downward trend in the cholera infection rate in the last five days with 85 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours. Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya explained that this was in response to the massive multi-sectoral response mounted to eradicate the epidemic that has affected over 2, 800 residents in Lusaka. Dr Chilufya also announced a 22 percent turnout in the on-going cholera vaccination exercise. “There is a marked reduction in the case load. Five days ago we were recording 164 new cases per day but in the last two days, we have recorded 83 and 85 […]
