MSF teams are working on increasing the capacity of Lichinga Provincial Hospital’s existing Cholera Treatment Centre (CTC) to 50 beds. Our teams are also reinforcing health promotion messages, carrying out hygiene product distributions and donations, conducting training for health professionals on treatment, as well as increasing infection prevention and control (IPC) measures.

In Niassa, according to the Ministry of Health, more than 1,400 cases and 13 deaths have been reported between mid-September 2022 and January 2023 in the five ffected districts: Lichinga – where the provincial capital is located – Lago, Mecanhelas, Mandimba and Sanga.