UNICEF and WHO: Joint call for urgent and collective action to fight the cholera outbreak in Mozambique
Mozambique is suffering from the deadliest cholera outbreak in 25 years. Since the outbreak began in September 2022, over 37,000 cholera cases have been reported in 76 of Mozambique’s 161 districts.
The national epidemiological situation improved over the winter months, but in September 2023, escalated again. As of 24 November, 19 districts have announced new outbreaks (doubling the number as of two weeks prior). 2 additional districts are on high alert with rising cases of acute watery diarrhea. Efforts to detect, diagnose, and treat those affected have kept the case fatality rate low. However, some areas have higher fatality rates, especially at the start of a new outbreak cluster, and unreported community deaths persist.
