Tag: Cholera
Cholera: Bauchi confirms 2 dead
Mr Adamu Gamawa, the Executive Secretary, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (BSPHCDA), has confirmed the death of two out…
Cholera outbreak kills 18 in Tanzania
An outbreak of cholera in central Tanzania’s Dodoma region has left 18 dead in four months, a health official said…
Oral vaccination against cholera to commence in Zambia
Authorities in Zambia will by Monday commence an oral cholera vaccination exercise as part of efforts to tackle the waterborne…
Cholera: Zambia to commence oral vaccination
Authorities in Zambia will by Monday commence an oral cholera vaccination exercise as part of efforts to tackle the waterborne…
Zambia president orders military in the fight against cholera spread
Zambian President Edgar Lungu has directed the military to help fight the spread of cholera, which killed 41 people in…
Suspected cholera cases in Yemen hit 1m – ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has hit one…
Cholera: SON tasks table water producers on standard
Mr Osita Aboloma, Director-General, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has called on table water producers in the country to adhere…
WHO to immunize 300,000 against cholera in Borno
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will immunize 300,000 people against cholera in Borno.
Cholera: Pregnant women in Northeast at huge risk – UNFPA
The outbreak of cholera posed grave risks to pregnant women in the Northeast States ravaged by the destructive activities of…
Cholera: 48 persons die in Borno
A humanitarian medical organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said about 48 persons have died of cholera since the outbreak of…
Cholera: State launches campaign on preventive measures
The Yobe Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA) says it has launched a campaign on preventive measures to check…
Cholera: Borno government begins immunization
The Borno Government on Friday said it would vaccinate adults and children in the state against cholera outbreak. The Commissioner…
Cholera outbreak kills 500 in Congo
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said more than 500 people have so far died in cholera epidemic sweeping…
Cholera outbreak threatens 1.4 million Nigerians in refugee camps
At least 1.4 million people uprooted by Boko Haram’s insurgency in northeast Nigeria are living in ‘cholera hotspots’, prey to…
Cholera: Borno Records 23 Deaths, 530 Suspected Cases
Cholera has claimed no fewer than 23 deaths and 530 suspected cases in Borno, the UN Office for the Coordination…
7 Die, 200 Treated Of Cholera In Borno
Humanitarian organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), on Sunday, said no fewer than seven persons died of cholera outbreak in Maiduguri…
Mudslides: WHO moves to prevent disease outbreak in Sierra Leone
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is working closely with the Government of Sierra Leone to prevent the spread…
Cholera kills 4 In Kenya, Govt Shuts Hotels
A cholera outbreak in the Kenyan capital has killed four people since May and the government has shut down a…
Cholera on the rampage, kills 115 people
Local authorities on Monday said Cholera has killed no fewer than 115 people in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the local…
Cholera kills 172 in South Sudan, says UN
No fewer than 172 people have died from cholera outbreak across 14 counties in South Sudan since the initial outbreak…
What are the risks of open defecation?
An environmental health has called for sensitisation of Nigerians on open defecation, saying the practice could lead to outbreak of…
Cholera claims 80 lives in Zamfara
The Commissioner for Health in Zamfara State, Alhaji Suleiman Gummi, has said that no fewer than 80 people had been…
110 die in Somalia cholera outbreak
Prime minister Hassan Khaire said on Saturday that no fewer than 110 people were killed and several left in serious…
Cholera kills 16 Borno, medical charity MSF calls for help
Cholera has killed 16 people in three camps in Nigeria housing over one million people who have fled the Boko…
20 die of cholera in Bauchi State
Twenty persons have died of cholera in the Shira Local Government Area (LGA), of Bauchi State. This was contained in…
Cholera kills 500 Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has said that more than 500 people had died as a result of cholera…
Cholera Outbreak: Need For Urgent Intervention
A few days ago, Nigerians woke up to hear that over 20 people had lost their lives as a result…
Niger cholera outbreak kills 51 people
Niger has seen more than 1,300 cases of cholera since the beginning of the year, with 51 people dying of…
Nepal floods kill at least 97 as cholera fears rise
Rescuers Sunday found 12 more bodies buried under mud and debris to bring the death toll from landslides and flooding…
200 die of cholera in Cameroon
An outbreak of cholera has killed more than 200 people in northern Cameroon over the past two months, the Health…