Pourquoi il y a une pénurie mondiale de vaccins contre le choléra: _En février 2024, l’Organisation mondiale de la santé a annoncé que l’Afrique australe était confrontrée à la flambée régionale de choléra la plus meurtrière depuis au moins dix ans. L’épicentre de la catastrophe se trouve au Malawi, au Zimbabwe et au Mozambique, où …
From fatal allergies to heart attacks and cholera – the devastating health effects of global warming in Africa: The winds that whip the towns of the Eastern Cape in South Africa have the power to generate energy. But on a dry, hot day, those winds can gather up embers and dump them into tinder dry …
Cholera: vaccines can stop the spread, but the biggest deterrent is clean water: A member of the Syria Immunization Team holding cholera vaccinations. Anas Alkharboutli/picture alliance via Getty Images South Africa has experienced outbreaks of cholera since January. The worst was in May in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, where nearly 30 people died. Cholera is …
Cholera in South Africa: a symptom of two decades of continued sewage pollution and neglect: Preventing cholera is more than just making sure your hygiene practices are in order. Michele Spatari / AFP via Getty Images South Africans have expressed outrage at the deaths of at least 15 residents of Hammanskraal, in the city of …
Cholera cases are on the rise – and Europe shouldn’t be complacent about the risk: Christoph Burgstedt/Shutterstock Cholera, an infection that causes severe diarrhoea and can be deadly, is once more spreading in several low-income countries. In its latest update on the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) noted that the global situation has further …
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Why cholera continues to threaten many African countries: Key to preventing cholera is a good supply of water. Getty images Malawi is facing its worst cholera outbreak in two decades. The outbreak started early in 2022 and has, so far, resulted in over 18,000 cases and the loss of 750 lives. It’s also forced the …
Droughts create fertile ground for cholera. Plans are needed to face more dry periods: Wikus De Wet/AFP via Getty Images Africa has a disproportionately high burden of cholera. The World Health Organization reports that between 40 million and 80 million people in Africa live in cholera hotspots. Globally, disease outbreaks have more than tripled since …
Cholera is still a danger in Nigeria: here’s what the government can do: Cholera outbreaks are more common in internally displaced persons camps Stefan Heunis/AFP via Getty Images Thousands of cases of cholera have been reported in Nigeria between January and June 2021. The northern states of Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Plateau and Zamfara are among …
Nairobi is at risk from another cholera outbreak. Why this isn’t necessary: Slums like Mathare in Nairobi are particularly prone to flooding. EPA-EFE/Daniel Irungu Flooding has affected households across Nairobi – even in the city’s high-end diplomatic enclaves. Its effects range. In addition to the deaths and serious injuries, vexing traffic jams have been intensified …
After two years of war, Yemenis face cholera, famine and state collapse: Yemen and its people are engulfed by utter devastation. In the two-plus years of the conflict between the Houthi movement and its allies, including ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, and an interim government supported by a Saudi-led military coalition, more than 10,000 people have …
Haiti’s cholera victims still can’t get what they need from the UN: The United Nations is once again denying proper justice to victims of cholera in Haiti. Perhaps the UN hopes it can make good by apologising, which it did at the end of 2016, and accepting that it was at least partly involved in …
UN finally apologises for bringing cholera to Haiti – now it must match its words with funds: The United Nations Secretary-General has announced a new approach to cholera in Haiti. Six years after the organisation introduced cholera into the country, with at least 9,200 people dead and 800,000 people sickened since that time, the UN …