Published by the government of Zimbabwe
9 September 2008
Harare — ZINWA and Chitungwiza Municipality started repairing sewer pipelines yesterday following a cholera outbreak which claimed four lives and left more than 35 others hospitalised in the town last week.
Town clerk Mr Godfrey Tanyanyiwa yesterday said machinery to carry out the work had already been moved to Unit O where the outbreak was more severe.
He said there were plans to replace old pipes with new and bigger ones.
"I can confirm that Zinwa has since moved in machinery to put a new sewer line and upgrade it," he said.
Mr Tanyanyiwa said the situation in the town was now under control since no more deaths had occurred as a result of cholera.
Meanwhile, seven people were yesterday still admitted at Chitungwiza Central Hospital following the cholera outbreak.
Chitungwiza Central Hospital matron Mrs Moudy Nyatsanza said six of the 12 people who had been admitted were discharged yesterday afternoon.
Mrs Nyatsanza, however, said a woman struck by the waterborne disease was admitted yesterday afternoon.
Chitungwiza Municipality has distributed flyers with messages on how to prevent cholera and informing people on the signs and symptoms of the disease.
Last week, Chitungwiza Town Council said the cholera outbreak was now under control and investigations had shown that the first victim from Unit O could have spread the waterborne disease which she contracted after visiting the Musami area.
Be the first to Write a Comment!
Copyright © 2008 The Herald. All rights reserved. Distributed by AllAfrica Global Media (allAfrica.com). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material, click here.
AllAfrica aggregates and indexes content from over 125 African news organizations, plus more than 200 other sources, who are responsible for their own reporting and views. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica.
