LCC IN 200 THOUSAND KWACHA CHOLERA KIT DONATION FROM THE ZAMBIA CHINESE ASSOCIATION.

By Daily News Reporter

The Zambia Chinese Association has donated Anti-Cholera kits totaling 200 Thousand Kwacha to Lusaka City Council through the office of the Lusaka Mayor.

The donated items which include Chlorine, Soap, wash basins, medical alcohol, gloves and soaps is part of the Cholera response system which is aimed at ensuring that front-line staff stay protected in their execution of duty amid the pandemic.

Speaking when she received the donation from the Zambia Chinese Association, Lusaka Mayor, Her Worship, Ms. Chilando Chitangala described the gesture as timely and a great step in combating the Cholera pandemic.

Ms. Chitangala said that the Cholera pandemic had become a Public Health Emergency owing to the increasing numbers of new infections and lives lost since October of 2023 when the first case was announced.

"Am very honored to receive this donation on behalf of the local authority and through the council to the people we serve, Cholera has become a Public Health threat because as seen from statistics shared by the Ministry of Health, at least 200 deaths and more than 9 thousand people are said to have contracted Cholera since October 2023, the numbers are alarming," remarked the Mayor.

And Ms. Chitangala has used the gesture by the Zambia Chinese Association to lobby for more support if Cholera is to be defeated.

The mayor has since thanked the Government, the World Health Organisation - WHO and other collaborating partners for joining efforts in the implementation of measures around improved water and sanitation in all Cholera hotspot areas including enhanced surveillance and sensitization.

And Zambia Chinese Association Vice President Xu Z. Oiong has expressed her Association's deep desire to partner with the Lusaka City Council and government by offering assistance towards enhancing control and treatment of the Cholera pandemic.

Ms. Oiong reiterated her organization's resolve to stand with Zambia in facing the Cholera challenge, adding that her organization considers Zambia as a home for all the people of the Republic Of China.