20/12/2023
Cholera is preventable
How to protect yourself from cholera
Practice good hygiene and sanitation
• Wash your hands with soap and safe water:
o before cooking
o before eating and before feeding your children
o after using the latrine (or cleaning your children after they have used the latrine)
o after taking care of or touching a sick person with cholera
• Wash all parts of your hands – front, back, between the fingers and under the nails.
• Always use the toilet or pit latrine and avoid helping yourself in open places such as the bush
• Always keep your surrounding including the latrine clean.
How to protect yourself from cholera
Prepare and keep your food safely
• Eat cooked food immediately, while it is still warm.
• Cover cooked food and store carefully in a cool place.
• Reheat cooked food thoroughly before eating.
• Avoid contact between raw food and cooked food.
• Wash hands thoroughly with safe water before preparing, cooking or eating food.
• Wash vegetables thoroughly with safe water before eating.
• Wash your utensils and dishes thoroughly with soap and safe water.
