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Cholera Outbreak Worsens in DRC

The cholera outbreak that began in the DRC in January continues to worsen with more deaths and diagnoses.

  • Congo-Kinshasa:   Cholera Outbreak Worsens

    UNIRIN, 8 June 2012

    A growing cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed nearly 400 lives and affected more than 19,100 people since January, according to the UN Office for the… Read more »

Gwen Dubourthoumieu/IRIN

A health worker in the eastern DRC city of Kisangani, where a cholera outbreak has killed more than 50 people, explains the importance of good hygiene.

  • Rwanda:   Do We Really Value What We Have?

    New Times, 1 March 2012

    There's an on-going outbreak of Cholera in the region, specifically in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where over 1200 cases have been recorded with a few deaths. Read more »

  • Rwanda:   Alert On As Cholera Hits DRC

    New Times, 29 February 2012

    A cholera outbreak in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has seen government officials in Kigali locked up in discussions to prevent the disease from spreading to… Read more »

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