Yaounde, Aug. 26 -- At least 63 people have died following a cholera outbreak in eastern Chad, the country's health ministry said in a statement on Monday.
A total of 938 suspected cases have been recorded, 52 samples analyzed, and 39 cases confirmed in Ouaddai Province, where the outbreak has been ongoing since July, according to the statement.
Early Monday, Public Health Minister Abdelmadjid Abderahim met with health authorities in Abeche, the capital of Ouaddai Province, to discuss strategies to prevent the disease from spreading.
The government has ramped up efforts to curb the spread of the disease, including scaling up water, sanitation, and hygiene interventions, Abderahim said during the meeting.
Authorities also called for vigi...