Cholera outbreak in Mozambique kills 64 in nine months

The cholera outbreak in Mozambique has killed at least 64 people in nine months, with more than 4,400 infections across five central and northern provinces, according to the latest figures from health authorities.

According to the bulletin of the National Directorate of Public Health, of the Ministry of Health, with data up to July 20, the cholera outbreak has caused 4,420 infections since October 17, of which 3,590 in the province of Nampula , in the north of the country, with 40 deaths.

As of Monday, 13 cholera patients were hospitalized in health units across the country, according to the bulletin. Currently, there are active outbreaks of the disease in seven districts in the provinces of Sofala, Manica, Tete, Zambézia, and Nampula.

To date, the outbreak has a fatality rate of 1.4% , with 48 of the 64 deaths recorded in communities, outside of health facilities. The cholera outbreak in Nampula was declared on October 17, 2024 , in the Mogovolas district.

More than 1.7 million people were vaccinated against cholera in Nampula province in May , corresponding to 99% of the initial target, health authorities previously announced.

According to data presented by the head of public health at the Nampula Provincial Health Service, Geraldino Avalinho, the forecast pointed to the vaccination of 1,758,335 people aged one year or older in four districts, with the campaign reaching 1,744,737 people in the target group, from May 17 to 21.

According to the official, the cholera situation in Nampula province is under control , with a reduction in cases in the four Cholera Treatment Centers (CTC) opened in the four districts.