Since the start of the outbreak on 4 October 2017, the Ministry of Health reports a total of 2,672 cases, with Lusaka alone accounting for 2,558 cases. There have been 63 deaths.
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Zambia shuts down all schools to combat cholera outbreak
The start of the school year in Zambia has been postponed by a cholera outbreak that has killed 61 people and affected thousands. Children will be staying home until at least end-January.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights floods in Pakistan and Ebola in West Africa
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights resurgence of the Ebola disaster in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights violence in Iraq and displacement in Pakistan
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights violence in Iraq and cholera in South Sudan
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crises in Syria, Iraq and CAR
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights the Balkan floods and CAR conflict
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights cholera outbreak in South Sudan and shelling in Fallujah
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights peace talks in South Sudan; civilian returns to Homs
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights violence in Syria and South Sudan; landslides, floods in Afghanistan
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Latest regional snapshot highlights floods in Solomon Islands and conflict in Myanmar
More than 9,000 people remain displaced in Honiara, and 50,000 more are affected, 12 days after severe flooding devastated Honiara and greater Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crises in Syria and Sudan
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights clashes in Anbar and CAR
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights ongoing Syrian crisis and Ebola outbreak in Guinea
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights Syrian crisis and food insecurity in Mauritania
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crises in Iraq, Nigeria and Pakistan
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crises in Syria, South Sudan and CAR
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Encouraging Arab donors to engage in humanitarian aid
In early February, a group of Arab donors visited the food-insecure regions of Brakna and Gorgol, a trip organized by UNOCHA. Gogol and Brakna are severely food insecure.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights ongoing humanitarian emergencies
The Global Overview collates information from a range of sources and displays it in a manner that allows for quick comparison of different humanitarian crises.