CHOLERA

UNICEF warns of worst cholera outbreak in 25 years in DRC

Published on: December 10, 2025
07:41

Kinshasa, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned of the ongoing, unprecedented cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), considered the worst in 25 years. Since January 2015, more than 64,000 people have been affected by the disease, with nearly 1,900 deaths recorded. Children represent a significant proportion of those infected and deceased, with 14,000 and 340 deaths, respectively.

UNICEF warns of spread of cholera in Sudan

Published on: August 4, 2025
13:36

United Nations, August 4 (Prensa Latina) More than 640,000 children are currently at risk from the spread of cholera in North Darfur, Sudan, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned.

Haiti: Displaced people in camps hit by cholera

Published on: August 1, 2025
09:52

Port-au-Prince, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that cholera continues to affect IDP settlements.

CERF allocates 750,000 dollars to fight cholera in DRC

Published on: May 27, 2025
11:08

Kinshasa, May 27 (Prensa Latina) The Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated 750,000 dollars to support the fight against the spread of cholera in Maniema and Tshopo provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), media reported on Tuesday.

OCHA warns of cholera outbreak in Tanganyika, DRC

Published on: April 4, 2025
09:55

Kinshasa Apr 4 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned of a cholera outbreak in the province of Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), currently present in nine of 11 health zones.

Spread of cholera in DRC worries humanitarian partners

Published on: March 29, 2025
09:45

Kinshasa, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) remains concerned about the increasing spread of cholera cases in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Epicenter of cholera outbreak in Angola moves to Bengo

Published on: February 11, 2025
16:03

Luanda, Feb 11 (Prensa Latina) The province of Bengo is today the epicenter of the cholera outbreak in Angola, by registering for several consecutive days the highest number of daily cases in the country, which exceeds one hundred deaths.

Cholera spreads to a fourth province in Angola

Published on: January 19, 2025
10:14

Luanda, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) The confirmation today of two cases of cholera in Malanje mark the extension of the outbreak of the disease to a fourth province of Angola, after the cases registered in Luanda, Bengo, and Icolo and Bengo.

Cholera case confirmed in Angola and more than 50 suspects

Published on: January 9, 2025
11:03

Luanda, Jan 9 (Prensa Latina) Angola reports today a confirmed case of cholera and more than fifty suspects, all in the provinces of Luanda and Icolo and Bengo, according to the Ministry of Health (Minsa).

Sudan: 626 deaths due to cholera epidemic

Published on: October 8, 2024
12:18

Khartoum, Oct 8 (Prensa Latina) Health authorities in Sudan reported that 626 people have died from a cholera epidemic in the country, out of a total of 21,288 cases detected.

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