Cyclone Freddy intensifies cholera risks in Malawi camps
STORY: Cyclone Freddy intensifies cholera risks in Malawi camps
DATELINE: March 29, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:51
LOCATION: BLANTYRE, Malawi
CATEGORY: HEALTH
SHOTLIST:
1. various of Cyclone Freddy hit areas
2. various of disaster management officials
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINIC MWANDIRA, Nsanje District Commissioner
3. various of survivors
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chichewa): HERBERT KAIMFA, Local official
STORYLINE:
The devastation by Tropical Cyclone Freddy is exposing major health risks in the hardest-hit southern African countries, amid the ongoing and exacerbated cholera outbreaks across the continent.
Dominic Mwandira, Nsanje District Commissioner in Malawi, said cholera has already been recorded in the district.
He said his office is alert and that immediate action was needed to tackle the problem.
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DOMINIC MWANDIRA, Nsanje District Commissioner
"There has been one reported case of cholera here in which case as I go back to the office, I will link with the director of health to make sur
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