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- Since August 2015, Tanzania's Ministry of Health has been managing a serious cholera outbreak affecting nearly all regions of the country, with over 21,700 cases and 341 fatalities reported by June 2016.
- About 25% of these cases have been concentrated in the Dar es Salaam area, while other regions, like Mwanza near Lake Victoria, have also experienced high incidence rates.
- The Ministry has partnered with organizations like the Tanzania Red Cross, UNICEF, WHO, and the CDC to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene efforts to combat the outbreak.
Article Abstract
Since August 2015, the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC) of Tanzania has been leading the response to a widespread cholera outbreak. As of June 9, 2016, cholera had affected 23 of 25 regions in Tanzania, with 21,750 cumulative cases and 341 deaths reported (Ally Nyanga, MoHCDGEC Emergency Operations Center, personal communication, June 2016). Approximately one fourth of all cases occurred in the Dar es Salaam region on the east coast. Regions surrounding Lake Victoria, in the north, also reported high case counts, including Mwanza with 9% (Ally Nyanga, MoHCDGEC Emergency Operations Center, personal communication, June 2016). Since the start of the outbreak, MoHCDGEC and the Ministry of Water (MOW) have collaborated with the Tanzania Red Cross Society, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO), and CDC to enhance the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) response to prevent the further spread of cholera.
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