Cholera Update

Johannesburg, 11 February 2004

The outbreak so far has claimed 30 lives.

UNICEF and the WHO are working with the Mozambique government on treatment and prevention programmes. The slight drop in the number of cases has been attributed to the reduction in rainfall and the intensified prevention campaigns.

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Infection increases

Johannesburg, 23 January 2003

Latest update on the cholera outbreak
(also see SAHIMS abstracts from 14 and 28 January 2004).

The cholera outbreak that started during December 2003 has left a total of 26 people dead and more than 4 700 infected in Mozambique. Organisations are intensifying preventative and treatment programmes.

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Outbreak continues

Johannesburg, 23 January 2003

Cholera outbreak spreads to two more provinces.

Despite attempts to curb the spread of cholera it seems that the outbreak
has spread to other provinces and claimed several lives.

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Johannesburg, 21 January 2003

Oral vaccinations may minimise the devastation of
cholera outbreaks.

Combining traditional prevention strategies with oral vaccinations has the
potential to significantly decrease cholera outbreaks in high-risk populations.

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Cholera claims lives

Johannesburg, 14 January 2004

Cholera has killed 10 people since the latest outbreak began in late December 2003.

Cholera is endemic in Mozambique and so far cases have been reported in Sofala, Gaza and Maputo provinces as well as in Maputo City itself.

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Possible relief

Johannesburg, 6 August 2003

Preliminary crop assessments are positive and holds the promise of relief to some food insecure communities.

Mozambique's main season harvest has been completed and attention has shifted
to the progress of the second season crops.

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Johannesburg, 2 July 2003

UNICEF reports that unsafe water and poor sanitation kill almost 55 children every day.

Mozambique has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world: 246 out of every 1 000 live births die before the age of five. Thirteen per cent of these deaths are directly attributable to lack of access to clean water and proper sanitation, and to poor hygiene practices.

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Johannesburg, 25 June 2003

Registering births is a fundamental requirement for securing people’s rights.

Unregistered children lack the most basic protection against abuse and exploitation.

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Johannesburg, 13 June 2003

World water problems require a number of approaches.

To improve water management government, civil society and communities
all need to get involved.

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Johannesburg, 16 April 2003

Minefields must be cleared to further improve the economy.

Mozambique’s economy is growing and the country is receiving assistance for its agricultural sector but in order to realise its full potential it needs to clear the minefields so that it can use this land.

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Johannesburg, 26 March 2003

Water from the Incomati River will soon supplement Maputo city’s drinking water supply.

The Mozambican government regards safe water and good sanitation for all as key development challenges. At present only about 25% of Mozambique’s
18 million people have direct access to safe water.

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