Facility Preparedness for Recurring Cholera Epidemics: A Case of Matero and Kanyama Sub-Districts, in Lusaka

Choongo Mulungu, Kankoloto Ezekiel and Macmillan Kapungwe
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Choongo Mulungu: University of Lusaka, Lusaka, Zambia Ministry of Health – Lusaka District Health Office, Lusaka, Zambia
Kankoloto Ezekiel: Ministry of Health – Matero First Level Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
Macmillan Kapungwe: Ministry of Health – Lusaka District Health Office, Lusaka, Zambia

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 7, 1233-1246

Abstract: Cholera, an enteric disease of immense public health concern, causes an estimated 2.8 million cases with 91,000 deaths globally every year. The first cholera outbreak in Zambia was reported in the 1970s and several other outbreaks have occurred over the years, with the worst outbreak being in 2023/2024 with over 20,577 cases surpassing the past highest record 1991 outbreak that resulted in over 13,000 cases. During the 2009, 2010 and 2016 cholera outbreaks, Lusaka reported the highest number of cholera cases in Zambia. Zambia remains threatened by recurrent outbreaks of cholera, with more than 11 cholera hotspots spread across peri-urban areas and fishing camps. In Lusaka the hotspots include Matero and Kanyama constituencies/sub-districts. Each time Lusaka has cholera outbreaks, the cases are always overwhelming in the initial stages, something which made the researchers question the levels of preparedness especially that cholera has an established routine of starting at the onset of the rain season.

Date: 2024
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