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African Health Ministers commit to ending cholera outbreaks by 2030

African Health Ministers commit to ending cholera outbreaks by 2030

28 August 2018, Dakar, Senegal – African Health Ministers have…
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Vaccines received from the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) being loaded

WHO secured over 562 000 doses of oral cholera vaccine for pre-emptive campaigns in South Sudan in 2018

Juba, 19 July 2018 – To mitigate the risk of cholera outbreaks…
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A child receiving while other people queue up for OCV

Adamawa conducts first vaccination campaign in response to cholera outbreak

Yola, 10 July 2018 – Today, the first round of the 2-phase oral…
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Asawka recovering at the treatment unit at Ferede Health Centre, Afar

Timely intervention saves beautiful Asawka’s life

When five year old Asawka Ahmed started showing signs of acute watery…
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WHO Country Representative administering OCV in an IDP camp of Borno state in 2017

Adamawa state gets over 700,000 doses of oral cholera vaccines for emergency vaccination

 Abuja, 24 June 2018 - The International Coordinating Group (ICG…
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A health worker administers the Cholera vaccine to a mother in Hoima District

Uganda vaccinates more than 360 000 people against cholera

Kampala, 3 May 2018:- The Government of Uganda is conducting a…
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WHO supports Nigeria to respond to cholera outbreak (from file)

WHO supports Nigeria to respond to new cholera outbreak in Borno State

Maiduguri, Nigeria, 13 March 2018—The World Health Organization (WHO…
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School children receive the oral cholera vaccine in Karonga.

Malawi vaccinates 108 000 people against cholera in Karonga

The Government of Malawi has conducted the first round of a…
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South Sudan declares the end of its longest cholera outbreak

South Sudan declares the end of its longest cholera outbreak

Juba, South Sudan, 07 February 2018 – South Sudan declared the end of…
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The District Director of Health for Lusaka, Dr. Namani Monze (front right) explaining the operations at the Cholera treatment hospital to the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Ms Janet Rogan (front left), the WHO Representative, Dr. Nathan Bakyaita (second left) the deputy Head of Office of DFID in Zambia, Mr. Andrew Ockenden (far left),

The United Nations in Zambia, CDC and DFID commend government’s initiative of setting up an efficient cholera treatment hospital and for scaling up preventive interventions in the community

The United Nations in Zambia, the Centres for Disease Prevention and…
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