WHO and partners will carry out five major campaigns in Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan and Nigeria as part of a global push to reduce cholera deaths by 90 per cent by 2030.
Nigeria + 4 more
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WHO and partners will carry out five major campaigns in Zambia, Uganda, Malawi, South Sudan and Nigeria as part of a global push to reduce cholera deaths by 90 per cent by 2030.
Philippines + 5 more
A new publication focuses on five priority Asian countries that are highly vulnerable to large-scale natural disasters: Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, and the Philippines.
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The last major event in 1997-1998 resulted in significant health impacts across multiple WHO regions, including the Pacific, Central and South America, and across Africa.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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The WHO-led Global Task Force aims to end cholera deaths by strengthening international collaboration and increasing coordination to prevent the 3 situations where cholera usually occurs.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
Mozambique + 3 more
In Mozambique, the number of new cholera cases remains high with 292 reported over the past week. Zimbabwe registered five new cases, following a month with no new confirmed cases.
IOM's Displacement Tracking Matrix highlights water access and quality as a challenge at the majority of sites assessed.
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96 new cholera cases were reported this week, as the outbreak continues to spread to new areas. The response is ongoing, with 129,000 people vaccinated in the first round of a two-round campaign.
Extra efforts have been made to communicate with and gain the support of local leaders, especially those from communities where volunteers were attacked and killed in 2009.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
Mozambique + 2 more
In Malawi, a total of 329 cases have been confirmed since the outbreak began 8 weeks ago, with half recorded in the past two weeks. Mozambique registered 372 new cases this week.
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The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
While water and sewerage systems have markedly improved since the last cholera outbreak, it remains a question whether the authorities are ready and better able to cope with a new outbreak.
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Since 13 March, 843 new cases and four deaths have been reported country-wide. With with two new districts reporting cases in Zambezia Province, the risk of new and worsening outbreaks remains high.
A new temporary site has been created at Bereu in Chikwawa after 191 households were displaced by secondary flooding.