Russian army hit by cholera outbreak after Kakhovka dam flooding
The Russian army has been hit by a cholera outbreak, days after the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine caused catastrophic flooding, a military partisan movement has said. Atesh, a military movement of Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars, which has 41,000 subscribers on Telegram,…#russian #novakakhovka #ukraine #ukrainians #crimean #telegram #crimea #dnieperriver #volodymyrzelensky #olehpavlenko (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Water Quality in South Africa - Reports Show What Needs to Be Fixed, and At What Cost
[The Conversation Africa] The citizens of Hammanskraal, a small town north of South Africa's capital, Tshwane, have been dealing with the deaths of 23 residents from cholera since 23 May 2023. Tests to find the source are continuing. The initial assumption by residents and authorities was that poor quality water led to the outbreak. In one week in May, 163 patients were admitted to the Jubilee Hospital with diarrhoea and vomiting. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 15, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Source Type: news
Mozambique: MSF Has Been Responding to Medical And Humanitarian Needs For Almost 40 Years
[MSF] MSF has been working in Mozambique since 1984, often alongside the Ministry of Health. For almost 40 years, MSF teams have responded to medical and humanitarian needs countrywide, including HIV, tuberculosis, malnutrition, malaria, cholera, natural disasters, COVID-19 and people displaced from their homes due to conflict. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Mozambique NGOs and Civil Society Southern Africa Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Govt Confirms 15 Cholera Deaths
[263Chat] The Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) has confirmed 15 cholera deaths from the 554 confirmed cases countrywide as of 7 June 2023. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 12, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Africa: Factsheet - 'A Disease Nobody Should Die From' - What You Should Know About the Cholera Outbreak in South Africa
[Africa Check] With over twenty dead at time of publication, the outbreak of the waterborne disease cholera has rattled an already battle-weary South Africa. What do the public need to know about this latest threat to public health? (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 9, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera Death Toll Rises to 31
[SAnews.gov.za] The National Department of Health announced on Thursday that the cholera death toll now stands at 31, following the outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 9, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Visits Hammanskraal
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa is today visiting the community of Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, following the cholera outbreak, which has claimed at least 26 lives countrywide. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 8, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Sustainable Development Water and Sanitation Source Type: news
South Africa: Top Scientists Present Action Plan to Fight Nationwide Cholera Outbreak
[Daily Maverick] The Scientific Advisory Group on Emergencies says the loss of lives to cholera in Hammanskraal is symptomatic of a widening collapse of water treatment facilities that could precipitate multiple health and environmental emergencies. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 8, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Kenya: Cholera - Health Crisis Threatens Dadaab Refugee Camp
[DW] The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders has warned of a looming health crisis in Kenya's Dadaab refugee complex. The camp hosts nearly 300,000 refugees from Somalia and neighboring countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 7, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Malawi: Malawi Adjusts Some Travel Requirements Related to Covid-19 Pandemic
[Nyasa Times] Effective Monday, June 5, 2023 -- as soon as revised CoVID-19 Rules & Regulations are duly gazetted -- the Presidential Taskforce on CoVID-19 & Cholera has adjusted some travel requirements related to the pandemic that claimed many lives since its onset in 2020. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera Death Toll Reaches 26
[Scrolla] So far, 26 people have died from cholera, the newest victim hailing from the epicentre of the bacterial disease in Hammanskraal, Tshwane. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 5, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa Says Cholera Cases Reported in Five Provinces
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Source: Reuters: Health - June 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Cholera Death Toll Rises to 25
[Scrolla] A pensioner in Mpumalanga has become the latest cholera casualty, bringing the death toll of the dreaded disease to 25. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 4, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: As Cholera Spreads, Water Tank Mafia Accused of Sabotage
[Scrolla] Tshwane city is investigating allegations that a water tanker mafia is operating in cholera-hit Hammanskraal. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 4, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Hammanskraal - Here's How Doctors Without Borders is Providing Support to Those Affected by the Cholera Outbreak
[MSF] An area of Hammanskraal called Kanana is the epicentre of a cholera outbreak in South Africa's Gauteng Province, which has thus far resulted in more than a dozen confirmed deaths from cholera. MSF has played a key role in the response since 26 May, guiding the establishment of a two-bed cholera treatment unit (CTU) in the community of Kanana. The CTU has seen a total of 112 patients - 50 cases in the first 48 hours of its existence, climbing to 62 cases in the following 48 hours. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 2, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
