The difficult sanitation of the environment, the sale and consumption of poorly handled plant products can expose Maputo City to the outbreak of cholera, the so-called dirty hands disease. In the country, there are, so far, 1016 cases of cholera and eight deaths have already been recorded. Since the first days of the year, Maputo City has been grappling with garbage that is not being properly removed. Allied to this is the filth in the markets, especially informal ones, where food is sold without a minimum of hygiene. There is a lot of dirty water around that is dumped by vendors, flies everywhere, facts that can contribute to the outbreak of cholera. The situation makes citizens and consumers worried. “The situation in the markets is very critical, food is not well preserved and flies fly around and land on food”, said Daniel Marindze. Joana Chicuamba talks about the need to redouble hygiene measures to prevent the outbreak of the disease. Looking at these scenarios, public health specialist Joaquim Manhique warns that the country's capital may be exposed to the outbreak of cholera. “This issue of the flow of people from one place to another can contribute to Maputo, as the center of convergence of people in the country, to cases of cholera. The risk is very high, there is a lot of consumption of food that has not been cooked, especially plant-based food, and they have a very high risk of contamination by faeces”, Joaquim Manhique, specialist in public health. Niassa, Tete and Sofala are the points in the country with the registration of cases, there are a total of 1016 cases and eight deaths, and the Minister of Health, Armindo Tiago, talks about taking measures to control the disease. “The Government has a national cholera elimination plan and a multisectoral plan that involves all sectors and segments of society from the individual to the Government. Everyone must do their part and only in this way will we guarantee that the issues of anger are resolved. Two fundamental measures, one is the supply of water to the populations and the role here belongs to the whole of society, including the Government, and the second is the sanitation of the environment”, Minister of Health, Armindo Tiago. Cholera is transmitted via the fecal or oral route, when contaminated water or food is ingested. Food, in general, can be contaminated during the production chain and during handling. Source: O Pais
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