Cholera death toll reaches 443 in Malawi
STORY: Cholera death toll reaches 443 in Malawi
DATELINE: Dec. 24, 2022
LENGTH: 00:02:30
LOCATION: Lilongwe
CATEGORY: HEALTH
SHOTLIST:
1. various of patients in cholera isolation
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GIFT KAWALAZIRA, Director of Health and Social Services in Blantyre District
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANGELA NYONGANI SAKWATA, Health promotion officer in Salima District
STORYLINE:
At least 443 people have been killed in a cholera outbreak in Malawi, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health.
Malawi registered 197 new cases on Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 14,598.
Each of Malawi's 28 districts has reported cholera cases since the confirmation of the first case in the district of Machinga in southern Malawi in March this year.
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GIFT KAWALAZIRA, Director of Health and Social Services in Blantyre District
"The root cause of the problem is poor hygiene. We are talking about (not only) the lack of portable water, or the lack of clean water, but also th
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