Mbanza Congo – The health authorities of the province of Zaire (Angola) and Central Congo (DRC) rule out the possibility of the spread of cholera, which is ravaging the neighboring country, to the national territory, across the common border.
Meeting on February 28th, at the Luvo border post, municipality of Mbanza Congo, the technical epidemiological surveillance teams from both border regions concluded that the cholera outbreak in the neighboring country affects the province of North Kivu, eastern region of DRC.
According to Zaire's provincial health promotion supervisor, Andrade Kianzwaku, who provided the information to ANGOP this Wednesday, democratic Congolese technicians assured that the likelihood of the outbreak reaching the province of Zaire is low, given the distance of the affected area.
The meeting was attended by health authorities from the two neighboring regions, those responsible for the Migration and Foreigners Service and administrative authorities.
However, the official assured that epidemiological surveillance measures continue to be reinforced on the common border with the DRC, as well as raising awareness among the population regarding the continued observance of preventive measures against this disease.
Since January 2023, the SADC region has been plagued by a cholera outbreak, with cases registered, until last Sunday, in five countries (Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Zaire province is bordered by the Central Congo region (DRC) by land and across the Zaire River, for a length of 310 kilometers. DA/PMV/ART/CF/DOJ
