News of the South HARARE – Opposition MDC Alliance leader Advocate Nelson Chamisa who calls himself ‘the people’s President’ yesterday visited cholera victims around Glen View and engaged with the affected community members and families.
Chamisa first went to Glen View Clinic before proceeding to the sewage works where he noted with disgust the appalling state of the infrastructure.
The young leader got a firsthand witness of the dire situation in Glen View and called on local authorities around the country to raise their alertness and urgently come up with mitigatory measures to curb the scourge.
In a statement published by MDC Communications, Chamisa proffered urgent measures which include the establishment of disaster mitigation committees, rolling out public health education, intensifying refuse collection and repairing of burst sewer and water pipes in residential areas.
Meanwhile, Government has banned all public gatherings and food vending to try and contain the cholera outbreak and avoid its spread.
In a statement issued yesterday, Police spokesperson Senior Assistant Inspector Charity Charamba asked residents to take heed of the ruling which came after health officials identified more than 3 000 suspected cases of the waterborne disease.
“The Government has declared the cholera outbreak in Harare a state of emergency, meaning that it is also a threat to human security,” said Charamba.
Examination of water samples from some wells and boreholes in Harare, homr to swathes of sum-like housing, tested positive for contamination with the disease.
Cholera which can kill within hours if untreated is caused by the consumption of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibro cholera.
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