Zambia cholera: President Hakainde Hichilema urges people to move to villages - BBC News

President Hakainde Hichilema says some slums in urban areas are a breeding ground for the disease.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Zambia presidecy/Facebook Image caption, Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by consuming contaminated food or waterBy Wycliffe MuiaBBC News Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has urged people to relocate from towns to villages following the deaths of about 300 people in a cholera outbreak.

Poor sanitation in some densely populated urban areas was a good breeding ground for cholera, he said.

To decongest major towns, residents should relocate to rural areas where there was enough space and "perfect sanitation", Mr Hichilema added.

More than 7,500 cholera cases have been reported nationwide since last October.

In the last 24 hours, there were more than 500 new cases and 17 deaths, the health ministry said.

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