🚱💧The cholera outbreak death toll in Hammanskraal rises to 22 people😨 choleraoutbreak TheCitizenNews Hammanskraal Read more⬇️
However, collaborative efforts involving the water and sanitation ministry and other spheres of government are still necessary to achieve the desired outcomes, as highlighted by Mayor Brink.Meanwhile, the SA Human Rights Commission called for swift and decisive actions earlier this week.
The SAHRC’s Gauteng Provincial Office initiated a monitoring visit to Hammanskraal, including the Jubilee Hospital where more than 100 patients were being treated. During this visit, the SAHRC team engaged with City of Tshwane officials to assess the temporary solutions implemented to manage the outbreak.
The human rights commission expressed its commitment to working closely with the City of Tshwane and the Department of Health to identify the source of the outbreak.environmental affairs manager Lambert de Klerk said water samples were taken at the outlet of the sewage works, while other samples were taken from houses in the region.
While no cholera was found in those samples, a third sample taken in the Vaal River, 10 metres downstream, was contaminated with cholera and E. coli.
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