With an increase in cholera cases in some SADC countries, the Directorate of Health in the Otjozondjupa Region has launched an awareness campaign to educate communities about the disease.

The campaign targets schools, rural areas, and peri-urban areas identified as at-risk communities.

An environmental health practitioner in the Otjiwarongo District, Olivia Mbambi, said during a visit to Karundu Primary School that the awareness campaign is a proactive measure by the ministry to empower communities with knowledge about cholera.

A water management training for a newly drilled borehole to assist residents with clean drinking water in Zilitene in the Zambezi Region is currently underway. 
 
The training, a collaborative activity between the Directorate of Rural Water Supply Coordination and WATS investment, comes after the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism through their NILALEG program, drilled and installed a borehole in the area to supply water to the planned nurseries as well as nearby villages.