According to the latest health bulletin from the National Directorate of Public Health, covering the period from September 3 to February 6, of the 4,540 cholera cases recorded, 1,930 occurred in Nampula province, resulting in 23 deaths; 1,755 in Tete, with 28 fatalities; 728 in Cabo Delgado, with eight deaths; and 72 in Zambézia, with one fatality.
In the last report, up to February 4, there were 4,340 cholera cases in this outbreak, with 61 deaths, indicating that in just two days, an additional 200 new cases and one death in Zambézia were recorded.
In the previous cholera outbreak, from October 17, 2024, to July 20, 2025, the National Directorate of Public Health reported 4,420 infections, of which 3,590 were in Nampula province, and a total of 64 deaths. The current outbreak has already surpassed the number of patients recorded in the previous outbreak within half the duration.
Mozambican authorities aimed to vaccinate against cholera last week, by Sunday, over 1.7 million people in five districts across four provinces: Niassa, Cabo Delgado, Zambézia, and Sofala. The goal was to “reach 1,757,229 individuals aged one year and older” through a vaccination campaign conducted at health facilities and in communities with mobile brigades, as reported by the Ministry of Health.
At least 169 people have died in Mozambique in 2025 due to cholera, amidst approximately 40,000 cases, as highlighted by Health Minister Ussene Isse on December 10, urging communities to respect individual and collective hygiene measures.
The Mozambique government aims to eliminate cholera “as a public health problem” in the country by 2030, according to a plan approved on September 16 by the Council of Ministers, with an estimated cost of 31 billion meticais (418.5 million euros).
The objective is “to have a Mozambique free from cholera as a public health issue by 2030, where communities have access to safe water, sanitation, and quality healthcare, achieved through coordinated multisectoral actions informed by scientific evidence,” stated Government spokesperson Inocêncio Impissa.
