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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2023

Towards cholera elimination in Zanzibar: analysis of evidences on what have worked.

Ghirmay Andemichael Redae, Tigest Ketsela Mengestu, Fadhil Mohammed Abdalla, Salim Noor Slim, Vendelin Tarmo Simon, Ali Omar Ali, Grace Elizabeth Saguti, Michael Mesfin Habtu, Sisay Gashu Tegegne, Marko John Msambazi and 1 more

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ghirmay Andemichael RedaeWorld Health Organization Country Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Tigest Ketsela MengestuWorld Health Organization Country Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Fadhil Mohammed AbdallaMinistry of Health, Mtoro Rd, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Salim Noor SlimMinistry of Health, Mtoro Rd, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Vendelin Tarmo SimonWorld Health Organization Country Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Ali Omar AliWorld Health Organization Country Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Grace Elizabeth SagutiWorld Health Organization Country Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Michael Mesfin HabtuWorld Health Organization Country Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Sisay Gashu TegegneWorld Health Organization Country Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Marko John MsambaziUNICEF Field Office Zanzibar, Nyerere Rd, Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Yoti ZabulonWorld Health Organization Country Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Zanzibar School of Health · TZZanzibar University · TZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholera, an enteric disease caused by Vibrio cholera claims thousands of lives yearly. The disease is a disease of inequality that affect populations which have poor access to safe water and sanitation facilities. Zanzibar, an archipelago in the Indian ocean which is part of the United Republic of Tanzania has been affected by recurrent cholera outbreak for the past decades. A multi-sectoral and multi-year three pillar approach namely Enabling Environment, Prevention and Response, for the elimination of cholera were initiated by the stewardship of the government, engagement of the community and technical and financial support of partners. The approach has enabled Zanzibar to interrupt the recurrent cholera outbreak for the past five years. The analysis of evidences have proven that creating an enabling environment through multi-sectoral involvement, mobilizing communities, intensifying surveillance complemented by the traditional disease prevention and control interventions has resulted to interruption of cholera transmission in the country.

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CholeraCholera VaccinesVibrio choleraeAdministration, OralDisease OutbreaksHumansSanitationTanzaniaCholera VaccinesCholera eliminationenabling environmentmulti-sectoral coordinationOral Cholera Vaccine (OCV)preventionresponsewater and sanitation

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PMCPMC10395108
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