Africa-Press – Cape verde. Mozambique has recorded 2,650 cases of cholera and 32 deaths in the four months of the current outbreak, which in five days has left four dead and 300 new patients, according to official data.
According to Lusa, the latest daily bulletin on the disease, from the National Directorate of Public Health, with data from September 3rd to January 20th, shows that of the total cholera cases – in the previous report, up to January 15th, there were 2,343 cases and 28 deaths – 1,314 were recorded in the province of Nampula, with a total of 17 deaths, 932 in Tete, with 13 deaths, and 404 in Cabo Delgado, with two deaths.
The four deaths in the last five days of the report are recorded in the province of Nampula.
In the 24 hours prior to the closing of the most recent bulletin, there were 71 new cases of the disease, showing an upward trend, and 36 people were hospitalized, with the case fatality rate remaining at 1.2% in this report, compared to 0.5% in December.
In the previous outbreak, with data from the National Directorate of Public Health from October 17, 2024 to July 20, 2025, 4,420 infections were recorded, of which 3,590 were in the province of Nampula, and a total of 64 deaths.
At least 169 people died in Mozambique in 2025 due to cholera, among approximately 40,000 cases, the Minister of Health announced on December 10th, urging communities to respect individual and collective hygiene measures.
Answering questions from members of parliament in Maputo, the Minister of Health stressed that cholera is a public health problem, urging respect for hygiene measures to control the disease.
“We have received approximately 3.5 million doses of vaccines to treat and prevent cholera, and here is an aspect I would like to mention: Of the 169 deaths from cholera, about 70% occurred in the community, which means there is a serious problem of information and communication at the community level,” said Ussene Isse.
The Mozambican government aims to eliminate cholera “as a public health problem” in the country by 2030, according to a plan approved on September 16th by the Council of Ministers and valued at 31 billion meticais (418.5 million euros).
The government’s objective is for communities to have “access to safe water, sanitation, and quality healthcare, achieved through multi-sectoral actions that are coordinated and informed by scientific evidence,” said the spokesperson for that agency, Inocêncio Impissa.
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