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Angola: Cholera Flash Update 1 - Reporting period: 13-19 January 2025

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ESTIMATED FUNDING NEEDS: USD 2.3 MILLION

CASES: 576 | DEATHS: 29

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL OVERVIEW (AS OF 19 JANUARY 2025)

With the confirmation of the first case on 7 January 2025, the Ministry of Health declared an outbreak of Cholera

The first case was registered in the Cacuaco Municipality of Luanda Province, which is in a suburban area, with a population of around 1,225,220 inhabitants.

4 out of 21 provinces affected. (Bengo, Malanje, Luanda and Icolo e Bengo). 19 out of 326 municipalities affected.

Total 576 cases and 29 deaths have
been reported. Luanda province is the most affected, with 416 cases.

Out of the total caseload, 53.1% are women