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H.E President Lazarus Chakwera and WHO Rep Dr Neema Kimambo

Malawi launches a national “End Cholera” campaign

Lilongwe – Today the Government of Malawi launched the national…
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New cholera cases in Africa surging fast, reach a third of 2022 total in a month

New cholera cases in Africa surging fast, reach a third of 2022 total in a month

Brazzaville – Africa is witnessing an exponential rise in cholera…
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World Health Organization deploys Emergency Medical Teams to support cholera outbreak response in Malawi

As part of the continued support to the Malawi Government in the…
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WHO, Zimbabwe Emergency Incident Manager Dr Lincoln Charimari

Zimbabwe strengthens capacity to prevent, control and manage cholera and typhoid outbreaks

By Tatenda Chimbwanda Kadoma, Zimbabwe –  Zimbabwe has…
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Ethiopia holds a consultative and advocacy meeting on the implementation of the national cholera elimination plan

Ethiopia holds a consultative and advocacy meeting on the implementation of the national cholera elimination plan

On 26 December 2022, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health led a…
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WHO donates cholera supplies to the Ministry of Health to strengthen case management

Lilongwe - The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated additional…
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Malawi launches oral cholera vaccination campaign to contain cholera

Lilongwe - Malawi today kicked off oral cholera vaccination reactive…
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Working with communities to curb cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Working with communities to curb cholera in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Kinshasa – More than 14 African countries have reported cholera cases…
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A track carrying Oral Cholera Vaccine

Malawi receives 2.9 million doses of cholera vaccines, as the outbreak spreads across the country

Lilongwe – A consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine…
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World Health Organization Ethiopia joins Emergency Response to Contain the Cholera Outbreak

Photo Story: World Health Organization Ethiopia joins Emergency Response to Contain the Cholera Outbreak

World Health Organization (WHO) Ethiopia has joined Ethiopia's health…
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