Kinshasa – The Democratic Republic of Congo is strengthening the multisectorality of the cholera response by addressing malnutrition. The integration of appropriate nutrition is crucial for an effective response to the country’s health crises, where 47.9% of children under five suffer from chronic malnutrition and 81.1% of children aged 6 to 23 months do not … Read more
The health authorities confirmed that cases of cholera had been detected for the first time since the outbreak of war between the army and the Rapid Support Forces in mid-April, and said that the first case was detected in Gedaref State in late August. The Ministry of Health said in a statement late on Tuesday … Read more
Tampa Bay – Killer germs have claimed the lives of five people on Florida’s beautiful west coast. After swimming in the sea, they died from an infection with the bacterium Vibrio vulnificus. Since January, 26 cases of these vibrio infections have been reported in the US state of Florida, according to the US authorities. In … Read more
EPATents near collapsed buildings in Idlib after the earthquakes NOS News•today, 09:56 In northwestern Syria, two people died of cholera after the earthquakes last month. In total, according to aid organization Witte Helmen, there are now more than 560 infections in the area. The rescuers are making themselves, just like the United Nations, concerns about … Read more
Exclusive translation: Police have arrested a Cameroonian man in Malawi for stealing cholera vaccines from patients at Limbe Health Centre. Local media reported that the 33-year-old suspect claimed to be a health worker when he visited the hospital in Limbe, Blantyre last Friday. The man was removing the drops from patients without permission, and this … Read more
Reuters ANNOUNCEMENTS•today, 10:44 The death toll from the cholera epidemic in Malawi has risen to 410. The number of infections is now nearly 14,000, Health Minister Chiponda said. This makes it the most serious cholera outbreak in the southern African country in ten years. The epidemic started in March. Then many residents of the south … Read more