Cholera outbreak kills over 200 people in Angola

Luanda, March 1 (IANS) The number of people killed in the latest cholera outbreak in Angola has risen to 201, the country’s Health Ministry has announced. A total of 5,574 people have been infected since early January, the ministry said. Cholera cases have been reported in 13 of Angola’s 21 provinces. The outbreak originated in […]
Angola’s cholera death toll climbs to 150

Luanda, Feb 18 (IANS) The number of people killed in the latest cholera outbreak in Angola has reached 150, the Health Ministry has said. A total of 4,235 people have been infected since early January, the ministry said. Cases have been reported in 10 of the country’s 21 provinces, with 86 per cent of overall […]
Cholera outbreak kills over 110 people in Angola

Luanda, Feb 12 (IANS) Angola has recorded 3,402 cholera cases and 114 deaths since the outbreak began in early January, according to the Health Ministry’s daily press release. Since February 1, Angola has been reporting more than 100 new cholera cases daily, peaking at 295 on February 8. However, laboratory testing to confirm infections remains […]
170 cholera cases recorded in Angola with 15 deaths

Luanda, Jan 12 (IANS) Angola has registered 170 cholera cases as of 6 p.m. local time, the Ministry of Health said. In the past 24 hours, three cholera deaths and 51 new cases have been reported on Saturday. The outbreak has now spread to two additional municipalities in the capital province of Luanda. National emergency […]
Emergency response activated for Angola’s cholera outbreak: health minister

Luanda, Jan 11 (IANS) Angola’s Minister of Health Silvia Lutucuta announced on Saturday that emergency response plans have been activated to address the country’s cholera outbreak, particularly in Cacuaco Municipality of Luanda province, the epicentre of the disease. According to Lutucuta, health authorities have enhanced epidemiological and laboratory surveillance, mobilized resources, improved public health communication […]