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Zambia, cholera vaccination in Lusaka

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MSF closed our last projects, in response to a cholera epidemic, in 2018.

Having first worked in Zambia in 1999, we handed over our medical activities to the Zambian Ministry of Health in 2013. We returned in 2016 and 2018 to support the Ministry of Health in response to outbreaks of cholera

Cholera is a major public health issue in Zambia, with epidemics typically occurring during the rainy season. The outbreak in February 2016 was, however, the first to hit the capital since 2011.

In January 2018, we again supported the Ministry of Health to manage an unusually large number of cases during a cholera outbreak in south Lusaka. We provided 24-hour support at the cholera treatment centre at Chawama hospital, as well as training staff, donating equipment and helping to establish surveillance and referral systems.

In 2018, we also set up nutrition programmes and conducted outpatient consultations for refugees who have sought shelter in Zambia, the majority from southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

In 2018
 
MSF participates in the fight against a cholera epidemic in the context of a regional outbreak
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MSF responds to a surge in cholera in Zambia amid regional outbreaks

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Zambia, cholera vaccination in Lusaka
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Encouraging new results further demonstrate effectiveness of the single dose oral cholera vaccine

Press Release 9 Feb 2018
 
Juba Cholera Vaccination Juillet 2016
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A promising new one-dose cholera vaccination strategy could save lives during outbreaks

Project Update 20 Oct 2016
 
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Kicking out cholera with a megaphone

Project Update 21 Apr 2016
 
Zambia, cholera vaccination in Lusaka
Zambia

Largest ever oral cholera vaccination campaign underway in Lusaka

Press Release 9 Apr 2016
 
Journal article

Paediatric Pharmacovigilance: Use of Pharmacovigilance Data Mining Algorithms for Signal Detection in a Safety Dataset of a Paediatric Clinical Study Conducted in Seven African Countries

1 May 2014
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Luwingu, Zambia
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MSF hands over maternal health programme in Luwingu district

Project Update 17 Sep 2013
 
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MSF responds to worst cholera outbreak in Zambia in years

Project Update 12 Apr 2010
 
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MSF responds to serious cholera outbreak in Zambia as the situation deteriorates rapidly in the capital city

Project Update 23 Jan 2009
 
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Crafting programs in Zambia for limited resources

Interview 13 Jun 2008
 
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Cholera in Zambia: 'People do not want to talk about it. It's a dirty disease'

Project Update 15 Feb 2006
 
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Cases still rising in cholera outbreak in Lusaka

Project Update 10 Feb 2006