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South Sudan Records First Cholera Outbreak In 5 Years
At least one person has died in South Sudan in the latest cholera outbreak to be reported in South Sudan since the devastating outbreak in 2017, affecting more than 28,000 people with 644 deaths. According to the Health Minister, Elizabeth Acuei Yol, a total of 31 cases, including one death was reported from Rubkona town…
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ANALYSIS: COVID-19, Cholera Threaten Nigeria Health System
Nigeria’s health care system might be under pressure to intensify efforts as it battles the increasing cases of COVID-19 and Cholera outbreaks in some states. COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria had entered its third wave after the recent upsurge in reported cases. Nigeria now has over 168,000 cases of the virus with over 164,000 discharged and…
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Cholera Epidemic Kills 55 People In Northern Mozambique
According to UNICEF, 55 people have died of Cholera in northern Mozambique since the beginning of the year. The country has recorded nearly 5,000 cases of the disease among hundreds of thousands of displaced persons forced to abandon their homes and seek refuge with relatives or in camps. Daniel Timme, a UNICEF spokesman in Mozambique…