Zimbabwe: Anti-Cholera Rules Beneficial to Many
[The Herald] The new measures adopted by Cabinet this week to reduce risk of cholera transmission and infection will have many other benefits besides the primary one of pushing back on what appears to be a remarkably sticky cholera outbreak. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 21, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Govt to Remove Unregistered Artisanal Miners Along Mazowe River to Curb Cholera Spread
[New Zimbabwe] The government through cabinet has agreed to remove all unregistered artisanal miners along rivers the Mazowe River as part of its efforts to curb cholera spread. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 21, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Governance Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Africa: Millions At Risk From Cholera Due to Lack of Clean Water, Soap and Toilets, and Shortage of Cholera Vaccine
[WHO] Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multi-year upsurge in cholera cases worldwide, according to the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision. Actions include investing in access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene, testing and detecting outbreaks quickly, improving quality of and access to healthcare, and fast-tracking additional production of affordable oral cholera vaccine (OCV) doses to better prevent cases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 21, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
Africa: Infectious Diseases Fester in Wake of Drought, War - UN Report
[Reporter] A UN agency signals a worrying uptick in the spread of infectious diseases as "successive shocks" expose thousands of people across the country to measles, cholera, and malaria. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 18, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Agribusiness Economy, Business and Finance Climate Conflict, Peace and Security East Africa Environment Ethiopia External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Source Type: news
Africa: Africans Can Solve the Disease That Haunts Us - - Here's How
[IPS] Boston, US -- I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other worries in these countries and others in the region include unwanted pregnancies, low income and food safety. The diseases that are dreaded the most are cancer and diabetes. Feared infectious diseases include HIV-AIDS, COVID and cholera. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 16, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Africa HIV-Aids and STDs External Relations Health and Medicine Tuberculosis United States, Canada and Africa Source Type: news
Africans Can Solve the Disease that Haunts Us — Here’s How
It is critical that African scientists tackle African problems, and the reasons extend beyond access. Credit: Jeffrey Moyo/IPS. By Khisi MdluliBOSTON, US, Mar 15 2024 (IPS) I was born in Brakpan, Johannesburg, South Africa, and grew up in eSwatini (known then as Swaziland). People in these two countries share one predominant fear: unemployment. Other worries in these countries and others in the region include unwanted pregnancies, low income and food safety. The diseases that are dreaded the most are cancer and diabetes. Feared infectious diseases include HIV-AIDS, COVID and cholera.
Even though South Africa and eSwatini a...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 15, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Khisi Mdluli Tags: Africa Development & Aid Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news
Africa: What's Behind the Worldwide Shortage of Cholera Vaccines? for Starters, They're Only Made By One Company
[The Conversation Africa] In February 2024 the World Health Organization announced southern Africa was suffering the deadliest regional outbreak of cholera in at least a decade. At the epicentre of the disaster were Malawi, Zimbabwe and Mozambique, where cholera cases surged more than four-fold between 2022 and 2023. Over 1,600 deaths were reported in the three countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 13, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa Malawi Mozambique Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
How did the world run so low on cholera vaccine? As outbreaks grow, stockpile runs dry
With cholera on the rise around the world, the global vaccine stockpile is running dry. New doses go right to active outbreaks, with none left for prevention campaigns. Can vaccine makers catch up? (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gabrielle Emanuel Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Govt Interventions Lead to Cholera Cases Decline
[The Herald] Rumbidzayi Zinyuke Senior Reporter (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 7, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Extends Cholera Vaccination Amid Declining New Cases
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwean government on Tuesday extended oral cholera vaccination in the capital Harare amid a marked decline in new cases countrywide. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 6, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Tanzania: EU Allocates 150,000 Euros to Curb Cholera Spread
[Daily News] THE European Union has allocated 150,000 Euros (close to 414m/-) to Tanzania in humanitarian aid funding to assist in containing the Cholera outbreak which poses a significant risk to over 4 million people. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 5, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: East Africa Europe and Africa External Relations Health and Medicine Tanzania Source Type: news
Zambia: MSF Responds to a Surge in Cholera Amid Regional Outbreaks
[MSF] With the resurgence of cholera cases since mid-December 2023 in the capital and several provinces of Zambia, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is involved in the emergency response alongside the Ministry of Health. The focus is on supporting patient care and fighting the spread of the outbreak in Lusaka and Ndola, the two largest cities in the country. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 1, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Southern Africa Zambia Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Bacteria Found in Harare Boreholes
[The Herald] Many boreholes in Harare are contaminated with a faecal bacteria, Escherichia coli (E.coli), according to the Upper Manyame Sub-Catchment Council (UMSCC), and this is a sign that cholera could also contaminate these boreholes across 13 residential areas of Harare. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 28, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Environment Health and Medicine Southern Africa Water and Sanitation Zimbabwe Source Type: news
Africa: Responding to Cholera Is a Multipronged Approach
[MSF] Over the last two years, countries' ministries of health and organisations like Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have been trying to respond to a string of cholera outbreaks around the world. Why are we seeing so many outbreaks? What's causing them? And do we have the tools and resources needed to respond to them? MSF's International Medical Coordinator Dr Daniela Garone explains in this interview. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 27, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Africa Aid and Assistance External Relations Health and Medicine International Organizations and Africa NGOs and Civil Society Source Type: news
Missing Doctor Found Dead; Bird Flu in Antarctica; Cholera Outbreak on Cruise
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The body of a missing 49-year-old Florida doctor who disappeared while paddleboarding was recovered. (People)
A rise in syphilis cases led to penicillin rationing... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - February 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
