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Southern African countries call for urgent action against cholera, climate-related health emergencies

Southern African countries call for urgent action against cholera, climate-related health emergencies

Lilongwe – Ministers of Health and Water and Sanitation and…
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Floods raise cholera risk even as cases decline in Africa

Floods raise cholera risk even as cases decline in Africa

Brazzaville – As weekly cholera cases in the affected African…
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Mozambique targets 720 000 people in cholera vaccination drive

Mozambique targets 720 000 people in cholera vaccination drive

Maputo – Mozambique today kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign…
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Vaccines help battle cholera outbreak in Malawi

Vaccines help battle cholera outbreak in Malawi

Lilongwe, Malawi – In late 2022 staff at Tukombo health centre, a…
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H.E President Lazarus Chakwera and WHO Rep Dr Neema Kimambo

Malawi launches a national “End Cholera” campaign

Lilongwe – Today the Government of Malawi launched the national…
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New cholera cases in Africa surging fast, reach a third of 2022 total in a month

New cholera cases in Africa surging fast, reach a third of 2022 total in a month

Brazzaville – Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera…
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World Health Organization deploys Emergency Medical Teams to support cholera outbreak response in Malawi

As part of the continued support to the Malawi Government in the…
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WHO, Zimbabwe Emergency Incident Manager Dr Lincoln Charimari

Zimbabwe strengthens capacity to prevent, control and manage cholera and typhoid outbreaks

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Kadoma, Zimbabwe –  Zimbabwe has undertaken…
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Ethiopia holds a consultative and advocacy meeting on the implementation of the national cholera elimination plan

Ethiopia holds a consultative and advocacy meeting on the implementation of the national cholera elimination plan

On 26 December 2022, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health led a…
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WHO donates cholera supplies to the Ministry of Health to strengthen case management

Lilongwe - The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated additional…
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