LILONGWE, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has pledged to reinforce support to Malawi's Ministry of Health to fight a cholera outbreak which has claimed over 250 lives since the first case was recorded in March.
The international medical humanitarian organization said in a statement Tuesday that it has set up a 10-bed Cholera Treatment Unit (CTU) at Cape Maclear, one of the country's tourist attraction areas located on the shores of Lake Malawi in Mangochi district. The Unit has all the required facilities such as latrines, bathrooms, handwashing stations, and waste disposal zones, according to the statement.
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