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Training of 54 health information officers with the necessary skills to analyze data effectively

Strengthening Data Analysis for Effective Cholera Mitigation in Zimbabwe

By Vivian Mugarisi Masvingo, Zimbabwe - To bolster the fight…
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Professor Dangou affirmed handing over cholera commodities to Dr. Mukuzunga, Provincial Medical Director of Manicaland Province

WHO Bolsters Cholera Response in Manicaland with Crucial Commodities and Supplies Donation

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Mutare, Zimbabwe  – In a significant…
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Dr Engdayehu Tessema, lead of the medical team at the Cholera Treatment Center of the Addisalem Hospital

WHO Ethiopia: A sneak peek inside the Addisalem Cholera Treatment Center

Bahir Dar– The Addisalem Cholera Treatment Center (CTC) spans an…
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Health workers put up a poster on preventing cholera during an outbreak in Kinshasa in 2016.

A new resolve to eliminate cholera in DRC

The complex health crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (…
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A group photo of participants from WHO, NDOH, MSF,UNICEF and other stakeholders at the After Action Review in Bloemfontein

Cholera Outbreak Response and After-Action Review

South Africa's multisectoral response to the Cholera Outbreak has…
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Community engagement meeting

Flashbacks: Cholera- a battle well fought together

In line with the President of Malawi’s launch of “Tithetse kolera…
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Mobile clinics fill health care gap

Mobile clinics fill health care gap

Antananarivo – Attending a health centre was an “unattainable luxury…
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Rapid response ends cholera outbreak

Rapid response ends cholera outbreak

Pretoria ‒ Hammanskraal resident Tebogo Hlongwane was terrified when…
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Participants posing for a photo at the Cholera Preparedness Training

WHO South Africa Strengthening Cholera Preparedness and Training in Mpumalanga and Eastern Cape

Demonstrating an extraordinary commitment to the protection of public…
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The nightmare of underserved populations during the Cholera outbreak

In Malawi's Thyolo district's Savala Village, a family huddles under…
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