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Southern Africa faces acute surge in cholera due to floods, displacement

Southern Africa faces acute surge in cholera due to floods, displacement

Brazzaville — Cholera cases in Southern Africa region have risen by…
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Protecting Communities and Containing Cholera: Results and Lessons from a CERF Funded Response in Amhara Region

Protecting communities and containing cholera: results and lessons from a CERF funded response in Amhara Region

Ethiopia’s Amhara Region face public health challenges driven by…
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Religious leaders, health authorities, and WHO meet to validate Minimum WASH and health Standards for Religious institutions

Religious leaders, health authorities, and WHO meet to validate minimum WASH and health Standards for Religious institutions

Over 60 participants, including representatives from the Amhara…
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L’épidémie de choléra en recul au Congo

Cholera outbreak declining in Congo

Brazzaville – The cholera outbreak is significantly declining in…
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Africa Rallies Experts to Accelerate Cholera Elimination by 2030

Africa Rallies Experts to Accelerate Cholera Elimination by 2030

As cholera continues to threaten lives and livelihoods across the…
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Parceria OMS e BFA

BFA and WHO join forces for health in Angola

In a gesture of solidarity and commitment to protecting the…
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Inter-Ministerial Meeting on Cholera in South Sudan – 4 September 2025

Tackling Cholera and Floods: UN and South Sudan Government reconvene in Juba to review previous resolutions urging stakeholders to step up action

Juba - On 7 July 2025 an extraordinary inter-ministerial meeting on…
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Cholera Response in Congo: Mbamou Island Breathes Again

Cholera response in Congo: Mbamou Island breathes again

Brazzaville – When Angèle, a young mother living on Mbamou Island,…
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colera

From Crisis to Coordination: How the Response to Cholera is Saving Lives

This opinion piece was first published in Jornal de Angola, a copy of…
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Namibia conducts its first Early Action Review for Cholera

From 21 to 23 July 2025, Ministry of Health and Social Services (…
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