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884,953 doses of oral cholera vaccine arrived in Mozambique

Cholera Vaccination Campaign Begins in Mozambique

Following Cyclone Idai devastation, nearly 900,000 people will…
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Grace Hyeladi Durkwa talks to young children in their school about how they can protect themselves from cholera in Mubi North, Nigeria (Photo courtesy Grace Hyeladi Durkwa)

Women health champions going where little health prevention information has gone before them in North-East Nigeria

What do you do when you’re a young health prevention champion…
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Niger vaccinates 152,000 people against cholera in high-risk areas    

Niger vaccinates 152,000 people against cholera in high-risk areas    

6 December 2018, Niamey – The Government of Niger with the…
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WHO and Africa CDC deepen collaboration on improving health security in the region

WHO and Africa CDC deepen collaboration on improving health security in the region

10 October 2018, Brazzaville –  The World Health Organization (…
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WHO is scaling up response to a fast-moving cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital

WHO is scaling up response to a fast-moving cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe’s capital

Harare/Brazzaville 13 September 2018 - The World Health…
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Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng vaccinates a member of the community at the launch

Uganda targets over 1,600,000 persons for Cholera vaccination campaign

Nebbi, 5 September 2018:- The Government of Uganda launched the…
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African Health Ministers commit to ending cholera outbreaks by 2030

African Health Ministers commit to ending cholera outbreaks by 2030

28 August 2018, Dakar, Senegal – African Health Ministers have…
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Vaccines received from the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) being loaded

WHO secured over 562 000 doses of oral cholera vaccine for pre-emptive campaigns in South Sudan in 2018

Juba, 19 July 2018 – To mitigate the risk of cholera outbreaks…
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A child receiving while other people queue up for OCV

Adamawa conducts first vaccination campaign in response to cholera outbreak

Yola, 10 July 2018 – Today, the first round of the 2-phase oral…
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Asawka recovering at the treatment unit at Ferede Health Centre, Afar

Timely intervention saves beautiful Asawka’s life

When five year old Asawka Ahmed started showing signs of acute watery…
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