MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Professor Lackson Kasonka says the 2023 Nc’wala traditional ceremony will be used as an opportunity to sensitise people against cholera. Meanwhile, Ministry of Tourism Permanent Secretary Evans Muhanga has called on the business community to consider investing in accommodation facilities in Chipata, stating that bed capacity is usually not enough during the period of the traditional ceremony. In an interview, Friday, Prof Kasonka said despite Chipata having a cholera outbreak, the ceremony will go on, but with measures to prevent transmission of the infection. “As you know the N’cwala is an annual event, there are a lot of things that go into preparation of the N’cwala; time, money, people, a lot of...

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