Angola has so far recorded 48 deaths and 1,216 infections of cholera since the beginning of the outbreak, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) said on Tuesday.
The first case was reported on January 7, 2025.
“We are doing everything we can to fight the disease. The aim is to bring it under control quickly,” Minsa minister Sílvia Lutucuta said.
The outbreak has spread to six out of 21 provinces of the country.
“Since the beginning of the outbreak, a cumulative total of 1,216 cases have been reported in provinces of Luanda, Icolo, Bengo, Malanje, Huambo and Huíla,” the ministry said, adding that 128 patients are hospitalised.
“Since the beginning of the outbreak there have been 48 deaths,” the minister said.
In the past, Angola has had cholera outbreaks in 2011, 2016, 2017 and 2023.
Its neighbours, Mozambique, Malawi, Zimbabwe and Zambia, are also fighting its spread.
Last year, the outbreak affected Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it has provided Angola critical support, which includes assistance in risk communication and community engagement, surveillance, case management, logistics and documentation.
