Cholera outbreak: Zimbabwe police ban public gatherings
Zimbabwe’s police on Wednesday banned all public gatherings to control the spread of cholera in the Southern African nation. In a statement, the national police […]
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Algeria declares Cholera outbreak in central regions
Forty-one cholera cases have been confirmed in four regions of Algeria the state-run Algerian Press Service reported. According to the Algerian Health Ministry, the outbreak […]
Largest-ever global response to cholera targets 2 million people in Africa
The largest cholera vaccination drive in history targeting two million people across Africa is underway, the United Nations announced on Monday, in response to a […]
Cholera kills 40 Congolese refugees in Uganda—Aid agencies
A cholera outbreak has killed about 40 people and infected more than 2,000 Congolese refugees in Uganda, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent […]
Ravaged by Cholera, Malawi seeks UNICEF’s support
Nineteen people died of cholera in the past weeks in Malawi as the southern African nation continues the ballet against the outbreak, the Ministry of […]
Zambia-Cholera: church services & street vending banned, protests erupt
Residents in a slum in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital, are violently protesting over a regulation imposed to control the spread of a cholera epidemic in the […]
DRC: Over 500 people killed by cholera epidemic – WHO
A cholera outbreak has killed about 528 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday, citing […]
Angola: Cholera kills Ten, Gov’t Unveils Emergency Plan
A cholera epidemic has killed about ten people since mid-December in three provinces in the far north of Angola, the country’s Health Minister Luis Sambo […]