Ogun inspects table, sachet water factories over cholera spread
By Sodiq Ojuroungbe The Ogun State government has announced plans to conduct a compliance exercise on all table and sachet water factories across the state. […]
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Cholera kills 79 in four months, say NCDC
A total of 79 deaths have been recorded from Cholera, while 1,336 people are suspected to have been infected with the viral disease so far […]
Nigeria records 1,336 cholera cases, 79 deaths
Lara Adejoro, Abuja The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced a total of 1,336 suspected cases of cholera, including 79 deaths, so far in […]
Five health tips to take against cholera
Lara Adejoro Since the beginning of the year, at least 17 people have succumbed to the preventable but deadly cholera. Cholera can kill within hours […]
Meningitis, cholera kill 88, experts call for action
Lara Adejoro A total of 922 cholera cases have so far been recorded in Nigeria and 32 of them succumbed to the disease in 2023. […]
Malawi says cholera crisis worsening after Cyclone Freddy
Malawi faces an increased risk of a surge in cholera cases following the devastation caused by Cyclone Freddy that has destroyed water systems and toilets, […]
African cholera cases falling —WHO – Healthwise
Cholera cases are falling across Africa, the World Health Organisation said Thursday, but the number of deaths remains stable and heavy flooding is increasing the […]
South Africa records first cholera death in over 10 years
South African health authorities on Thursday announced the country’s first cholera death in more than a decade. Cholera is not endemic in South Africa, which […]
Africa records 26,000 cholera cases, 660 deaths in January – WHO
Lara Adejoro The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has said that 10 African countries have recorded an estimated 26,000 cholera […]
Cholera kills over 1,200 in Malawi, threatens neighbours – WHO
The deadliest cholera outbreak in Malawi’s history has killed at least 1,210 people, while vaccines remain scarce and several other African nations report outbreaks, the […]