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UNICEF Angola Flash Update No. 2 (Cholera), 27 January 2025

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Highlights

  • Total number of cases registered in Angola is 1,081, with 45 deaths. Out of the total cases, 527 were male and 554 were female. Of the total number of deaths, 31 were male and 14 were female.
  • Since the beginning of the outbreak, 748 cases have been reported in the Province of Luanda, 201 in the Province of Icolo and Bengo, 124 in the Province of Bengo, 3 in the Province of Malanje, 3 in the Province of Huambo and 2 in Province of Huíla;
  • Children and women are the most affected. Highest case count is 13 for age group 2-9 (6 in age group 2-5, and 7 in age group 6-9), followed by 8 in the age group of 10-19.
  • Starting from Luanda province, the cases are now being reported from six provinces – Bengo, Luanda, Icolo e Bengo, Malanje, Huambo and Huila.

UNICEF in Action

  • 948,500 doses of vaccines arrive in Angola on 27 January. Vaccination campaign designed to support the Government.
  • WASH supplies including bleach, water treatment materials, buckets, soaps distributed.
  • Education supplies including handwashing stations, tents, soaps and hand sanitizers for schools.
  • Information and sensitization materials prepared and distributed.
  • Community health workers trained to reduce the spread using CATI approach.
  • Gender and disability lens included in the response plan.

Epidemiological situation of cholera in Angola

With the confirmation of the first case on 7 January 2025, the Ministry of Health, Government of Angola declared an outbreak of Cholera. On 8 January 2025, the Minister of Health convened the first National Coordination Technical Meeting. Directors of national, municipal and general hospitals, along with the Directors of provincial health, ministerial departments and partners attended the meeting. The Technical Commission activated the National Plan for Cholera Response. Resources were mobilized for health workers and medical staff. The first case was registered in the Cacuaco Municipality of Luanda Province, which is located in a suburban area, with a population of around 1,225,220 inhabitants.

Since the beginning of the outbreak, a cumulative total of 1,081 cases have been reported, 748 in the Province of Luanda, 201 in the Province of Icolo and Bengo, 124 in the Province of Bengo, 3 in the Province of Malanje, 3 in the Province of Huambo and 2 in Province of Huíla, aged between 2 and 86 years, of which 527 (49.0%) male and 554 (51.0%) female.

There were 45 deaths, of which 32 in the Province of Luanda (Cacuaco: 24, Mulenvos: 3, Sambizanga: 2 and 1 in Belas, Cazenga, Kilamba Kiaxi); 8 in the Province of Bengo (Panguila: 4, Dande: 3 and Barra do Dande: 1) and 5 in the Province of Icolo and Bengo, in the Municipality of Sequele, aged between 2 and 69 years, of whom 31 (69.0%) were male and 14 (31.0%) were female