Early this year, village head Dyson Chamizi and his brother were taken ill at Nathenje Health Centre outside Lilongwe City. Both had cholera, a disease which kills within hours if not treated on time. Three days earlier, the pair had attended the funeral of a person who died of cholera. The burial was reportedly conducted
Health experts have urged authorities to draw lessons from the outbreak and work on shortfalls that contributed to its rapid spread. This season’s outbreak, which has become the worst ever, reached its peak in November and December killing almost 30 people a day and infecting on average 500 a day. However, recent statistics from the