WHO announces global resurgence of cholera cases in 2024 - UN News
WEBJun 20, 2024 · The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start...
WHO reports 71 per cent rise in cholera deaths last year | UN News
WEBSep 4, 2024 · The number of deaths caused by cholera is on the rise, according to global cholera statistics for 2023 published by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. Over 4000 people died from...
Cholera Deaths Soar Worldwide Despite Being Easily Preventable
WEBSep 11, 2024 · The cholera outbreaks spreading across the globe are becoming more deadly. Deaths from the diarrheal disease soared last year, far outpacing the increase in cases, according to a new analysis by...
Cholera – Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBNov 30, 2022 · Despite being easily treatable with rehydration solution, cholera remains a global threat due to its high morbidity and mortality in vulnerable populations with a lack of access to adequate health care. Seven distinct pandemics of cholera have been recorded during the past two centuries.
Cholera – Global situation - World Health Organization (WHO)
WEBSince mid-2021, the world is facing an acute upsurge of the 7 th cholera pandemic characterized by the number, size and concurrence of multiple outbreaks, the spread to areas free of cholera for decades and alarming high mortality rates.
Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest ... - UN News
WEBJan 16, 2024 · The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths last year, UN agencies have reported.
Millions at risk from cholera due to lack of clean water, soap and ...
WEBMar 20, 2024 · Cholera is an acute intestinal infection that spreads through food and water contaminated with faeces containing the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The rise in cholera is being driven by persistent gaps in access to safe water and sanitation.
Fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan alarm the UN
WEB1 day ago · Cholera cases in war-torn Sudan increased by nearly 40% in less than two weeks, according to the latest figures, alarming the U.N. health officials, who long warned about the outbreak and the lack ...
Moving cholera vaccines ahead of the epidemic curve
WEBJan 13, 2024 · Moving cholera vaccines ahead of the epidemic curve. The ongoing multi-country cholera outbreaks deserve greater attention and higher prioritisation globally. 1 Since the early 1800s, there have been seven characterised global outbreaks of cholera.
New measures to tackle the global cholera surge
WEBMay 28, 2024 · The rollout of rapid diagnostic tests and a new vaccine offer some promise in the fight against the growing number of cholera outbreaks worldwide. Cholera is both treatable and preventable, and decades of progress against the disease had raised hope in 2017 that cholera could be eliminated in several countries by 2030.