ZAMBIA has turned the iconic Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, into a cholera treatment centre as the country battles an outbreak that is also affecting other SADC nations.
The move comes after Zambia recorded more than 15,000 cholera cases and close to 600 deaths since the beginning of the rainy season in October last year.
The cases were recorded mostly in the hotspot of Lusaka.
Zambia’s treatment drive comes as over five SADC member states battling the cholera outbreak have rolled out the oral vaccination programme. Zimbabwe being one of them.
Statistics indicate that Zambia has experienced cholera outbreaks at least 30 times since 1977, with aid agencies saying the latest is the worst since 2017.
President Hakainde Hichilema assured the nation that everything was being done to contain the outbreak.
SADC Heads of State are set to discuss the cholera outbreak within the region this Friday and plan the way forward.
ZEKEY MEDIA ONLINE 
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