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Between October 2023 and July 2024, Mozambican health authorities reported 38 deaths due to cholera, with around 16,000 cases recorded. Prime Minister Adriano Maleiane shared this information at the first Transdisciplinary Scientific Conference to Stop Cholera in Maputo, aimed at eliminating the disease by 2030.
Maleiane highlighted the vaccination of 5.2 million people in the most affected districts over the past three years, emphasizing the positive impact of combined vaccination campaigns and other measures on cholera prevention and control. He pointed to extreme weather events, poor sanitation, limited access to drinking water, and misinformation as key factors in the spread of cholera.
In the first three months of 2024 alone, 94,000 cases were recorded globally, with over half in the SADC region, affecting countries like Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. Africa saw over 250,000 cholera cases and more than 4,000 deaths from 2023 to present, with a lethality rate of 1.6%.
WHO representative Severin Von Xylander noted that armed conflicts, unplanned urbanization, and climate change increase cholera risks, with annual global estimates ranging from 1.3 to 4 million cases and 21,000 to 143,000 deaths.