Cholera in the News
The articles featured below include news about or mention of cholera.
Cholera is a water-borne infectious disease that can also be transmitted via infected food. The main symptoms of cholera are watery diarrhea and vomiting, which can lead to rapid dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, and death in some cases.
Responses to devastating floods and mudslide affecting parts of Freetown, Sierra Leone
After three days of exceptionally heavy rain, sweeping floods and a massive mudslide devastated a karge area of Regent, a mountain town approx. 15 miles east of Sierra Leone's capital city, Freetown.
Women and children flee violence in Central African Republic
Ongoing violence in the Central African Republic has resulted in over 76,000 people so far, mainly women and children, fleeing north into neighbouring Chad. Many of the displaced people, particular...
Desperate conditions for cholera patients in Haiti
Cholera treatment programmes in Haiti have been severely adversely affected bu insufficient funds and supplies according to MSF. Cholera related deaths have increased. MSF stresses the need to stre...
Warning of cholera epidemic spreading in West Africa
The current (Sept 2012) cholera emergency in West Africa is expected to get much worse as rains and floods create the conditions for the disease to spread faster and further. The number of cases so...
Help against cholera on way to 120,000 people in northern Mali
A cholera outbreak occurred in northern Mali about 10 days ago. Since then six children have died among the 56 cases reported in Wabaria, Labbezanga and Ansongo in Gao region on the banks of the Ni...
Zimbabwe water and sanitation sector to receive a boost
Life-saving supplies for millions affected by flooding in Pakistan
The biggest threats are the outbreak of water-borne diseases such as diarrhoea and cholera, especially deadly to children. We have already received reports of cases of diarrhoea amongst children. F...
World Water Day in Sudan
World Water Day in Sudan focuses on shared responsibility for management of vital resources incl. access to clean water and adequate sanitation.
With UNICEF, Solidarités distributes supplies in north-east DRC
Thanks to the recent establishment of an air route between Bunia and Doruma in the North-East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), distribution has begun of 25 tons of emergency relief su...
UNICEF committed to meeting most urgent needs in Sudan
UNICEF is working urgently with its remaining partners in Sudan to address immediate gaps in the provision of life-saving services to children, following the suspension of 16 non-governmental organ...
Global, national efforts urgently intensified to control Zimbabwe cholera outbreak
Zimbabwe's cholera outbreak, one of the world's largest ever recorded, is far from being brought under control. An enhanced response is needed to urgently reverse an epidemic that has so far infect...
UNICEF appeals for over $1 billion for children in emergencies
Many countries featured in the report are silent or forgotten emergencies, according to UNICEF Executive Director, Ann M. Veneman. She went on to say that women and children are dying every day du...
Cholera epidemic takes its toll on Zimbabwe's children
Since August 2008, 783 people from nine of the 10 provinces of Zimbabwe have died from cholera. With a fatality rate of approaching 5%, the outbreak has exceeded the international acceptable thresh...
