By Ephraim Ngwira

Karonga, December 13, Mana: Malawi Red Cross Society (MRCS) has pledged its continued commitment to combating Cholera outbreak in Karonga District which has registered 48 Cholera reported cases and six deaths between September and November, 2024.

Project Officer for MRCS in Karonga, Ruth Jere was speaking on Tuesday at Kaporo in the area of Senior Chief Mwakaboko during a volunteer training session for volunteers in Cholera treatment.

"We are training the volunteers to help in treating Cholera cases in their communities as they are preparing to take patients to their nearest health facilities.

Our goal is to establish community Cholera treatment units where suspected Cholera cases will be given Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) before being referred to a health facility,” said Jere.

She added that many of those who died of Cholera delayed in seeking treatment at health facilities and expressed hope that the intervention will save lives.

Jere then encouraged the volunteers to serve communities with dedication.

Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response Officer for Karonga District Hospital, Raymond Jereni commended the MRCS initiative in complementing the hospital’s efforts in combating the disease in the district.

“We appreciate MRCS for training the volunteers. Providing ORS to Cholera suspected patients will prevent them from severe dehydration and improve outcomes by the time they reach at health facility,” said Jereni.