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 humanitarian crises in Nigeria, Gambia and Syria
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DRC: Alarming situation in 'cholera sanctuaries'
For the last 2 weeks of 2015, the “Divisions Provinciales Sanitaires” of Ituri and in former Katanga province have recorded more than 180 cholera cases each.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in DR Congo, Iraq, Kenya and South Sudan
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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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crises in Cameroon, Iraq and Somalia
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"Crisis Overview 2015: Humanitarian Trends and Risks for 2016" outlines countries considered to be in greatest humanitarian need
Based on weekly GEO and three years of data on humanitarian needs across 150 countries, ACAPS has identified eleven countries where humanitarian needs are likely to be highest in 2016.
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Lake Chad - An overlooked crisis in a neglected region
Attacks by the Boko Haram insurgency as well as counter-insurgency measures have displaced more than 2.5 million people. This is fast becoming Africa’s largest displacement crisis.
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UN and partners call for $2 billion to meet emergency needs in the Sahel
In 2016, some 23.5 million people – almost one in six - will not have enough to eat, of whom at least 6 million will require emergency food assistance. Acute malnutrition will threaten the lives of 5.9 million children under-five.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crises in Jordan, Sudan and Chad
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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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights crises in Cameroon, South Sudan, DR Congo and Central African Republic
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights floods in Somalia and crises in Nigeria and Ukraine
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights floods in DRC and humanitarian crises in Yemen and Burundi
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Syria, CAR and Iraq
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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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights catastrophes in Afghanistan, Pakistan and South Sudan
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.
People fleeing Boko Haram violence hit by cholera in Borno state
Cholera is spreading through IDP camps in Maiduguri, capital of northern Nigeria’s Borno state. In five days to 15 September, 187 patients were admitted to MSF’s centre, two-thirds of them in a serious state.
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Iraq and Dominican Republic
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Yemen, South Sudan and Ukraine
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Papua New Guinea, Guatemala and Central African Republic
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Latest Global Emergency Overview highlights humanitarian crises in Haiti, Chad and South Sudan
The weekly Global Overview aggregates information from a range of sources and provides the latest updates on and a ranking of current humanitarian crises.