Latest Cholera News
Extreme weather. A lack of lifesaving vaccines. Africa's cholera crisis is worse than ever
LILANDA, Zambia (AP) — Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with tropical storms, floods and drought causing crises of hunger and displacement. They leave another deadly threat behind them: some of the continent's worst outbreaks of cholera. ...
UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases
The World Health Organization has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile and left poorer countries scrambling to contain epidemics. WHO authorized the vaccine, made by EuBiologics,...
Overcrowded ferry capsizes off Mozambique's coast, leaving at least 98 dead, media reports say
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A makeshift ferry overcrowded with residents reportedly fleeing a feared cholera outbreak capsized off Mozambique's northern coast, killing at least 98 people including children, local media said Monday. The ferry with an estimated 130 people aboard...
Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Thursday declared the country’s debilitating drought a national disaster and emergency, saying it has devastated food production and electricity generation as the nation battles to recover from a recent deadly cholera outbreak. ...
