Gauteng acts on lessons from Cholera outbreak in Tshwane: The Gauteng department of health and the Tshwane municipality say they have already put measures in place to ensure monitoring and surveillance should another cholera outbreak occur.
investigation on the recent cholera outbreak
“During cholera outbreaks, accredited laboratories play a critical role in confirming diagnoses and identifying the causative strain for tailoring treatment and implementing targeted control measures. For water quality surveillance, only two laboratories in the whole country were operational, which hampered the timely surveillance and reporting of information,” it said.
Department spokesperson Motalatale Modiba said the strategic objectives of the committee, which has a chairperson and a secretariat, included reducing the transmission of the disease in communities and health facilities as well as mortality rate. The committee meets twice a week. “The committee is composed of a division that coordinates the work of the department’s partners, including WHO [World Health Organisation] and USAID [], to ensure that they work towards the same goal.
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