Tag: Cholera
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…