Amid cholera outbreak in north-east Nigeria, UN steps up aid, warns pregnant women most vulnerable

Large-scale displacement and a health system in tatters as a result of persistent violence by the Boko Haram terrorist group have left many – most worryingly, pregnant women and their unborn babies – vulnerable to cholera in the wake of an outbreak in August, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has warned
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news