Cholera Fight in Cameroon Goes Local

Devolving power to local authorities is helping Cameroon step up its fight against a two-year cholera outbreak, say government and aid agency staff. In 2010 decision-making and financing on health, water infrastructure and education was devolved to the...

Cholera Outbreak Responsible for 13 Deaths in Nigeria

Thirteen people have been killed in an outbreak of cholera in Nigeria’s North Central Niger State in the last three weeks, the State Director of Primary Health Services, Dr Usman Mohammed, reported today.

Cholera Strikes Remote Ethnic Group in the Philippines

Health officials in the Philippines are struggling to contain a cholera outbreak in a remote area on the western island of Palawan. “There was no potable water, no toilets. The tribesmen defecated everywhere, and used contaminated water to both...

Zimbabwe’s Unsafe Water Brings Threat of Waterborne Disease

Jennifer Madongonda, 43, shares a seven-roomed house with three other families in the low-income suburb of Budiriro, about 15km southwest of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. Seven months ago the municipality cut off water supply because they couldn’t...

Nigeria’s Ministry of Health Confirms 20 Deaths in Latest Cholera Outbreak

Nigeria’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that 20 people have died and 149 cases were reported in fresh outbreaks of cholera in Kaduna, Kano, Kogi and Niger states this year.

American Red Cross Announces Additional $7.4m for Cholera Programs in Haiti

Stepping up its response to a cholera outbreak that continues to claim lives in Haiti, the American Red Cross has announced an additional $7.4 million in cholera-related programs and partnerships.

Beyond Chad’s Cholera Emergency

Temporary thatch-walled latrines marked “Oxfam-GB” in green letters line a schoolyard in the southern Chadian town of Bongor. The NGO put them up as part of an interagency response to a cholera epidemic: along with emergency beds and intravenous equipment...

Water Quality Concerns Raise Cholera Outbreak Fear in Zimbabwean Capital

Another cholera outbreak is feared in Zimbabwe amid reports that at least 20 families have experienced severe diarrhea in the capital Harare, a residents’ pressure group said on Sunday.

Humanitarian Situation in Kenya Likely to Worsen in 2011

Kenya is likely to witness worsening food security, significant disease outbreaks, and further pockets of conflict in 2011, as well as a continuing flow of refugees from Somalia, say aid officials.