Malawi cholera outbreak death toll rises above 1,000
Malawi cholera outbreak death toll rises above 1,000
Jan 26, 2023 by CBS News
Key Facts
- World Updated on: January 26, 2023 / 10:23 AM / AP Malawi's cholera outbreak has claimed more than 1,000 lives, according to the country's health minister, who warned that some cultural beliefs and hostility toward health workers were slowing efforts to curb infections.
- Cholera had killed 1,002 people as of Tuesday, while 1,115 people were hospitalized from the outbreak that started in March 2022, Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda said.
- They forced some health workers to vacate the facility, stoned a cholera isolation ward and forced the discharge of 22 cholera patients.
- Esnath Suwedi, vice-chairperson of the Nandumbo area's development committee, a traditional local authority, said people thought the health workers were acting "mysteriously."
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