In three health zones in the city of Bukavu, in the province of South Kivu, twenty fatalities have been reported since April 2023 as a result of the cholera epidemic. #Okapi reports.
According to medical authorities, the Bukavu general reference hospital’s cholera treatment unit has been recording around 200 cases every week for the past two months.
Dr. Guy Mulinganya claims that one factor contributing to this outbreak is the scarcity of drinking water.
“It is a problem that has been made worse by the city’s water scarcity as much as the time. It must be acknowledged that the precautions taken against the COVID-19 virus and the Ebola virus have been loosened. A cholera outbreak has occurred as a result of the weakening of barrier measures, and
Dr. Jérôme Kyungu, the head doctor of the Kiambi health zone in the territory of Manono (Tanganyika), reports an increase in the number of cholera patients in his area. Since May 20, there have been more than 300 instances, including about 20 fatalities.
The provincial government, partners, and some people give medications and other inputs for the project, as Dr. Jérôme Kyungu points out.
Dr. Jérôme Kyungu promises, “We already have partners, one who works on preventative measures, as well as household disinfection and water chlorination, and there is another partner who works on curative treatment, and that is the MSF, which operates in three health regions, namely Mpiana, Kabunda, and Lenge.
He claims that fresh instances are still being reported in seven health areas namely:
Lenge, Kabunda, Kazingu, Kiambi, Shamwana, Monga, and Mpiana.
“There is care everywhere and it is really effective, but in other health areas where there is no MSF, the care is done with great difficulty because you have to manage to find inputs.
