CHOLERA

UN warns against violence and cholera outbreaks in Congo

Published on: August 18, 2023
08:11

United Nations, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Human rights violations and abuses in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have left an average of nine civilians killed per day, according to a report.

UN highlights violence and cholera outbreaks in Congo

Published on: August 18, 2023
08:03

United Nations, Aug 18 (Prensa Latina) Human rights violations and abuses in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have left an average of nine civilians killed per day, according to a report.

Cuba’s eastern province redoubles surveillance on cholera

Published on: August 15, 2023
11:47

Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) on Tuesday redoubled active surveillance on cholera in eastern Guantanamo province, given the increase in cases of the disease in some countries of the region.

Haiti surpassed 800 deaths due to cholera

Published on: August 2, 2023
12:54

Port-au-Prince, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) Haiti reached 809 deaths due to cholera, which reappeared last October and affects all departments of the country.

Dominican Public Health Ministry reports one more cholera case

Published on: July 19, 2023
15:52

Santo Domingo, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Dominican Public Health Ministry on Wednesday confirmed a new case of cholera in the community of Los Cocos, the second case diagnosed in the last four days.

743 people die from cholera in Haiti

Published on: June 22, 2023
08:44

Port-au-Prince, June 22 (Prensa Latina) A total of 743 people died from cholera in Haiti after the disease reappeared last October, three years after the last diagnosed case.

Cholera death toll in South Africa rises to 26

Published on: June 4, 2023
08:46

Pretoria, Jun 4 (Prensa Latina) South Africa´s Health Ministry on Sunday reported that cholera death toll has risen to 26.

Over 1B people in 43 nations face cholera risks – WHO

Published on: May 19, 2023
17:42

Geneva, May 19 (Prensa Latina) The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned that more than one billion people in 43 countries, mainly in Africa nations, are at risk of cholera with children under five particularly vulnerable.

Mozambique neutralizes cholera outbreak

Published on: May 15, 2023
12:42

Maputo, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Mozambique has reduced the incidence of cholera, after an outbreak of the disease due to torrential rains and floods since last February, due to the sanitary measures adopted, a United Nations source said on Monday.

Haiti mobilizes urgent scale up in response to cholera outbreak

Published on: March 24, 2023
16:21

Port-au-Prince, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) Haitian health authorities on Friday mobilized a rapid scale up to curb cholera spread across the country.

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