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Southern Africa: SADC Recommends Joint Cholera Response Plans
ANGOP, 2 February 2024
The Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Friday recommended the implementation of a joint cholera response plan that encompasses… Read more »
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Southern Africa: 660 000 Cases of Cholera Recorded in SADC Since 2022
ANGOP, 2 February 2024
The minister of Health, Sílvia Lutucuta, said on Friday, in Luanda, that 660,000 cases of cholera have been registered since 2022, in countries that are part of the Southern… Read more »
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Southern Africa: Communiqué of the Extra Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government
SADC, 2 February 2024
1. The Extra Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on the Cholera situation in the Region was held virtually and… Read more »
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Southern Africa: SADC Heads of State to Hold Extraordinary Summit on Cholera Situation in Region
allAfrica, 31 January 2024
In some countries in Southern Africa, including Zambia and Zimbabwe, cholera cases are on the rise. In 2023, cholera outbreaks occurred in several Southern African countries, with… Read more »
Southern African Govts Tackle Cholera at Extraordinary Summit
As Zambia and Zimbabwe continue to see a rise in cholera cases the Southern African Development Community (SADC) held a virtual extraordinary summit of heads of state and government on February 2, 2024, to address the cholera situation in the SADC region, writes Nontobeko Mlambo for AllAfrica.
The SADC decided on the implementation of a joint cholera response plan that encompasses natural disasters, climatic effects and to control and tackle the spread of the disease in member states.
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