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India has dispatched 3.5 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Zambia as the country grapples with a severe cholera outbreak that has resulted in numerous fatalities and infections...
As Zambia struggles to contain the cholera outbreak that has already claimed several lives, India has sent humanitarian aid to the southern African country..
The aid, weighing approximately 3.5 tonnes, comprises water purification supplies, chlorine tablets, and hydration in the form of ORS sachets...
Zambia is facing one of the worst health crises in its history, with nearly 600 people killed and over 15,000 infected by cholera since October 2023, according to the BBC...
Nine out of Zambia's 10 provinces have reported cholera cases, although the vast majority are in Lusaka, a city of some 3 million people, where authorities have set up a makeshift treatment centre outside the National Heroes Stadium...
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