GROOTFONTEIN CHOLERA OUTBREAK MANAGEABLE: DR SHANINGA

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2026-01-20

GROOTFONTEIN, 13 January 2026 - Chairperson of the Otjozondjupa Regional Council, Paulus Nekundi (second from right) pictured on Tuesday during a planning meeting on the cholera treatment centre for Grootfontein. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

By Mulisa Simiyasa
GROOTFONTEIN, 20 JAN (NAMPA) – Senior Medical Officer Dr Martinus Shaninga has expressed optimism regarding the eradication of cholera in the Otjozondjupa Region following the establishment of a dedicated treatment centre at the Grootfontein State Hospital.
The new facility is designed to ensure all cholera-related cases are isolated and handled in a controlled environment, a move Shaninga believes will be the turning point in...

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