Cholera Outbreak Kills Over 100 in Angola – Ministry

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The cholera epidemic that broke out in Angola at the beginning of the year has resulted in at least 108 deaths, most of them in the capital Luanda, the country's Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

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Cholera Outbreak Kills Over 100 in Angola – Ministry

At least 108 people in Angola have died from cholera since the beginning of the year, with an increase in the number of fatalities in the last few days, the country’s health ministry reported on Tuesday. Despite its vast oil wealth, Angola continues to struggle with high poverty rates and poor sanitation, contributing to a worsening cholera outbreak. Since January 7, the health ministry has confirmed 3,147 cases of the disease, with nearly half …

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According to the epidemiological bulletin of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), the emergence of new areas of spread of the disease forced the readjustment of the estimated target population for vaccination, from 930,572 to 1,079,476 inhabitants. A total of 925,573 people were vaccinated from this population, corresponding to a vaccination coverage of 86.0% of the target population, in the provinces of Luanda, Icolo and Bengo and Bengo. Of the 157 …