IN the last few weeks, Zambia has recorded nearly 200 cumulative cases of cholera in Mpulungu, Nsama and Mbala districts of Northern Province. The nation has also recorded two deaths from the disease. How is this happening during the dry season? Typically, cholera is a disease that comes with the rains, so why are we failing to deal with it in the dry season? This doesn’t even begin to make sense. What level of poor hygiene are we dealing with that we should be struggling with cholera at this time of the year? Cholera is one of the most embarrassing diseases because it speaks to one thing – poor hygiene. The fact that Northern Province is struggling with cholera suggests...