DRC: Fighting the Country ’s Worst Cholera Epidemic in Decades

Field newsDRC: Fighting the Country ’s Worst Cholera Epidemic in DecadesJanuary 25, 2018Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is currently facing itsworst cholera outbreak in more than 20 years: in 2017, 55,000 people fell ill across 24 of the country ’s 26 provinces, and 1,190 people died. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is at the forefront of the medical humanitarian response, treating nearly half of all cases nationwide (about 25,300 people).

Source: MSF News - January 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elias Primoff Source Type: news