Topic: Cholera
Authorities say rescue teams have evacuated 6,000 people, some of them forcibly, from flood-stricken districts in central Mozambique. Authorities said Monday that many impoverished households refused to be relocated for fear of losing their belongings, though their homes were surrounded by rising flood waters. Joao Zambiza, head of disaster ...
Mozambique's health ministry spokesman says the country's cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the northern and central parts of the southern African country. Leonardo Chavane says the disease is spreading, with more than 2,600 cases of people who have ...
Mozambique's health minister says 36 people have died this year from a cholera outbreak in the northern and central parts of the southern African country. Leonardo Chavane says more than 1,000 people have contracted the highly contagious yet easily preventable infection this year. He said Thursday the situation is worrying because new cases are being reported daily and ...
