UN agencies and partners are scaling up response to the outbreak, which was first declared in Gedaref state, located in the east, on 26 September. At least 2,525 suspected cases of acute watery diarrhoea/cholera have been reported, including 78 associated deaths, in 27 localities across seven states. Millions at risk More than 3.1 million people…
The UN agency said on Friday that 264 suspected cholera cases, four confirmed cases and 16 associated deaths werereportedin the eastern state as of 25 September. Investigations are taking place to determine whether the disease has spread to Khartoum and South Kordofan states, which have seen increased cases of acute watery diarrhoea. Sampling and surveillance WHO is deploying rapid response teams to…
Across the country, there have been at least 31,342 suspected or confirmed cholera cases and 230 deaths in the first seven months of 2023 – many of them children. The worst affected province, North Kivu, has seen more than 21,400 confirmed or suspected cases, including more than 8,000 children under five, according to the Ministry…
Screen grab As soon as the monsoon rains started, cholera cases started to increase across Pakistan. According to federal authorities, 75 cases of laboratory-confirmed cholera have been reported in Pakistan so far. The World Health Organization says that 43 people have died of cholera in Pakistan this year. Sindh Health Department officials have said that…
A health emergency has been imposed after the outbreak of cholera in Adanji area of Khuzdar. According to the Director General of Health, 3 people have died and more than 12 people have been infected due to the outbreak of cholera in Aranji area of Khuzdar district of Balochistan. DG Health from Quetta said that…
File photo Sindh Health Department says that this year more than 83 thousand people have diarrhea and 53 people have become victims of cholera. According to the Health Department, more than 83,000 people have suffered from diarrhea in the city of Karachi this year, of which the highest number of 32,57 diarrhea cases were reported…
—File photo A cholera outbreak in Mithi has revealed one death and many sick. In this situation, a show cause notice has been issued to Medical Superintendent Civil Hospital Mithi for non-attendance. The teams of Director General Health Sindh have issued a report after inspecting hospitals on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha across Sindh. According to…
Tswane: An outbreak of cholera has killed 15 people in South Africa’s most populous province, Gauteng. According to foreign media, South Africa’s Department of Health has declared a cholera outbreak in Gauteng province on Sunday, confirming 15 deaths and 41 patients and instructing citizens not to drink tap water. A spokesman for the Department of…
In a new alert, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said that more countries now face outbreaks, increasing numbers of cases are being reported and the outcome for patients is worse than 10 years ago. Killing the poor in plain sight “The pandemic is killing the poor right in front of us,” said…
A post-shooting scene at an institute building, with bullet marks visible on the outer wall. Militants in Sudan seize a local laboratory. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the laboratory contains samples of polio, measles and cholera and other dangerous materials. The World Health Organization says that the occupation of the laboratory by the…
