Cholera

Port Sudan, which lies on Sudan's Red Sea coast, is facing a cholera outbreak exacerbated by a lack of medical supplies as the country remains in the grips of war. A university dorm that was hosting students has been converted into a…

Zambia, already facing its worst anthrax epidemic in more than a decade, has recorded new deaths caused by cholera, health authorities in the southern African country reported. Four people died of cholera in the capital Lusaka in 24…

Zimbabwe has declared 17th November a state of emergency in the capital, Harare, over a deadly cholera outbreak. The capital of some 1.5 million people has been badly hit by an outbreak of the disease that has affected all provinces of…

Sen. Abdul’aziz Yari (APC, Zamfara), has donated cholera preventive drugs to some communities affected by the disease in Bakura and Talata-Mafara local government areas (LGAs) of Zamfara. Lawal made the call on Monday during his visit to…

Zamfara state has recorded 1,188 cases of cholera and 50 of diphtheria across the 14 local government areas of the state since December 2022 when the diseases first broke out. The state’s Commissioner of Health, Dr. Aishatu Anka disclosed…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease and Prevention Control (NCDC), says it has recorded 210 new suspected cases of cholera infections and 10 ‘suspected’ deaths across eight states of the federation from July 31 to Aug. 27. READ ALSO:NCDC…

The Ogun State Government has raised the alarm over the outbreak of cholera, following recorded cases in the Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state. The state government urged residents to take precautionary measures. This was…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), disclosed that it is working to strengthen the country’s prevention, control and management of cholera outbreaks. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this on…

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa sought to reassure residents of a community near the capital, Pretoria, after an outbreak of cholera killed 29 people. During a visit to the local water treatment plant, Ramaphosa admitted the…

In an effort to stop and control the spread of cholera in the Hammanskraal township, near South Africa's capital of Pretoria, Gauteng Health has established a field hospital in Kanana to handle the rising incidence of infections.  The…