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WHO and the BFA Foundation Sign Agreement for Cholera Response in Benguela

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the BFA Foundation (FBFA)…
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Zanzibar Uses Behavioral Insights to Strengthen Cholera Prevention

From Evidence to Action: Zanzibar Uses Behavioral Insights to Strengthen Cholera Prevention

Zanzibar — Zanzibar continues to strengthen efforts toward cholera…
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Angola and UN agencies strengthen health logistics to boost cholera response

The Government of Angola, in partnership with the World Food …
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Southern Africa faces acute surge in cholera due to floods, displacement

Southern Africa faces acute surge in cholera due to floods, displacement

Brazzaville — Cholera cases in Southern Africa region have risen by…
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Protecting Communities and Containing Cholera: Results and Lessons from a CERF Funded Response in Amhara Region

Protecting communities and containing cholera: results and lessons from a CERF funded response in Amhara Region

Ethiopia’s Amhara Region face public health challenges driven by…
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Religious leaders, health authorities, and WHO meet to validate Minimum WASH and health Standards for Religious institutions

Religious leaders, health authorities, and WHO meet to validate minimum WASH and health Standards for Religious institutions

Over 60 participants, including representatives from the Amhara…
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L’épidémie de choléra en recul au Congo

Cholera outbreak declining in Congo

Brazzaville – The cholera outbreak is significantly declining in…
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Africa Rallies Experts to Accelerate Cholera Elimination by 2030

Africa Rallies Experts to Accelerate Cholera Elimination by 2030

As cholera continues to threaten lives and livelihoods across the…
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Parceria OMS e BFA

BFA and WHO join forces for health in Angola

In a gesture of solidarity and commitment to protecting the…
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Inter-Ministerial Meeting on Cholera in South Sudan – 4 September 2025

Tackling Cholera and Floods: UN and South Sudan Government reconvene in Juba to review previous resolutions urging stakeholders to step up action

Juba - On 7 July 2025 an extraordinary inter-ministerial meeting on…
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