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Africa: More and More Cholera Outbreaks Due to Climate Crisis, Conflict on Continent
allAfrica, 14 February 2023
Eighteen countries are reporting cholera outbreaks, and 10 of those are in Africa. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), more than 26 000 cases and 660 deaths… Read more »
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Malawi: President Chakwera Launches Cholera Campaign After 1,316 People Die
Nyasa Times, 14 February 2023
President Lazarus Chakwera Monday launched a cholera campaign after about 1, 316 people died from the deadly disease. Read more »
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Africa: WHO Reports Exponential Rise in Cholera Cases in Africa
UN News, 9 February 2023
Africa is currently experiencing an exponential rise in cholera cases, amid a global surge in the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday. Read more »
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Malawi: Cholera Outbreak in Malawi Kills More Than 1,200 With 'Very High' Risk of Spread
RFI, 10 February 2023
More than 1,200 people have died in the deadliest cholera outbreak in Malawi's history and several other African nations have reported outbreaks, the World Health Organization said… Read more »
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Africa: New Cholera Cases in Africa Surging Fast, Reach a Third of 2022 Total in a Month
WHO-AFRO, 9 February 2023
Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera cases amid a global surge. Cases recorded on the continent in the first month of 2023 alone have already risen by more than 30%… Read more »
More and More Cholera Outbreaks Due to Climate Crisis, Conflict
Climate change and some humanitarian crises are cited as contributing to the outbreaks that Somalia, Kenya, Mozambique, Zambia, Cameroon, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Ethiopia, and Malawi are seeing right now.
Malawi is the most affected African country with more than 1,200 people dead and over 40 000 cases reported since March 2022.
WHO has warned that if the current trend continues, cases could surpass the number recorded in 2021 - the worst year for cholera in Africa in nearly a decade.
InFocus
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Malawi is facing its worst cholera outbreak in two decades. The outbreak started early in 2022 and has, so far, resulted in over 18,000 cases and the loss of 750 lives. It's also ... Read more »
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Malawi's worst cholera outbreak in two decades has left up to 704 people dead after the disease spread to all districts of the southern African country with the authorities having ... Read more »
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A lack of global supply has prompted the international body which distributes oral cholera vaccines during outbreaks and emergencies to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose ... Read more »
