[2] President Hakainde Hichilema has called for the relocation of people from towns to villages, citing poor sanitation in densely populated urban areas as a significant factor contributing to the outbreak.

[citation needed] In response to the escalating crisis, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo revealed that the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, with a seating capacity of 60,000, has been repurposed as a treatment center for cholera.

Masebo, emphasizing proactive measures, stated, "We continue sensitizing our citizens not to buy food from unsafe locations and to observe the highest level of hygiene so that together we can curb the spread of cholera."

The organization is actively engaged in various interventions, including training healthcare workers, strengthening laboratory capacity, and procuring essential medical supplies to control and end the cholera crisis.

In response to the escalating crisis, authorities decided to postpone the reopening of schools by an additional three weeks, as announced by the Education Minister, Douglas Syakalima, on Thursday.

[20] Syakalima informed reporters in the capital, Lusaka, that both public and private early childhood, primary, and secondary schools will remain closed beyond the initially scheduled opening date of January 8, 2024.

[13] On January 24, 2024, Zambia declared an additional two-week extension of school closures, with a revised reopening date of February 12, citing the escalating spread of cholera throughout the nation, notably in the capital city of Lusaka.

The Health Ministry reported that Zambia has documented 13,686 cholera cases since the outbreak began in October of the previous year, resulting in 518 fatalities and 12,365 recoveries.