Cacuaco - Five Cholera Assistance Centers (CTA) were created in the municipalities of Cacuaco and Sequele, respectively in the provinces of Luanda and Icolo & Bengo, by the Ministry of Health (MINSA).
MINSA installed three centers at the Municipal Hospital of Cacuaco and two at the Heróis de Kifangondo General Hospital, in the municipality of Sequele.
Speaking to the press on Wednesday at the end of an observation visit to the five centers, the secretary of State for Health for the Hospital area, Leonardo Inocêncio explained that they were checking the evolution of hospitalized patients diagnosed with cholera and the contingency plan for the disease.
According to him, regarding the 25 patients declared to have the disease, five resulted in death and six have already been discharged, while the rest are stable.
Leonardo Inocêncio reported that seven other people were admitted to the Heróis de Kifangondo General Hospital with symptoms of the pathology and were promptly treated by the medical team on duty there.
The official ensured that all conditions were created for medical assistance, as well as vaccination, which is one of the priorities for the Ministry of Health.
In addition to treating patients, from the secretary of State's perspective, awareness campaigns have been organised among the population, providing them with information on hygiene procedures, as this helps to avoid contamination.
On the other hand, the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Water Company (EPAL), Adão da Silva, highlighted that since last Tuesday, the institution's technicians supplied water to the home and disinfested 17 water reservoirs with hypochlorite in the Paraíso and Belo Monte neighbourhoods.
For Adão da Silva, poor water conservation and time spent in a reservoir reduces its quality and can cause harm to health.
He highlighted that EPAL is also raising awareness among the population so that they can correctly conserve water in reservoirs, replacing the water in the tanks within a period of 30 days.
Cholera is a disease transmitted by untreated water, contaminated food, handling food with dirty hands, among other ways.
Representatives for the Energy and Water, Environment, World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) and the National Directorate of Public Health sectors, participated in the visit.
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