KABANDA CHULU
Lusaka
THE United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday said that they released US$2.5 million for Zambia to battle a cholera outbreak.
OCHA said in a statement that emergency relief coordinator Martin Griffiths allocated the money from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) on Monday to support the country’s response to the cholera outbreak.
“The transmission of cholera has been aggravated by challenges in water supply and sanitation, including flooding, shallow wells, and difficulties in accessing clean water,” OCHA said.
“The new CERF allocation will support the emergency response, including support in the areas of health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene.”
Despite the challenges posed by the epidemic, the country is making progress with 369 individuals being discharged nationwide within the last 24 hours…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/welcome/home
