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26 Oct 2022

2 dead, over 40 fall ill after drinking contaminated water on Diwali in K'taka

Two persons died and more than 40 are being treated at a hospital after allegedly drinking contaminated water in the Shahapura taluk of Yadgir district in Karnataka.

11 Jan 2018

WHO helps Zambia immunize 1 million people against cholera

Two million doses of oral cholera vaccine from the Gavi-funded global stockpile were delivered to the southern African country in January, enough to immunize one million people.

22 Aug 2017

2,000 dead, over 530,000 suspected cholera cases in Yemen: WHO

The epidemic has spread rapidly because of the deterioration in hygienic and sanitary conditions and the disruption of water supply in the country, which has suffered an armed conflict since 2014, the WHO said.

18 Aug 2017

Yemen cholera outbreak eases but alert continues: UNICEF

The cholera outbreak in Yemen, which has killed over 2,000 people, has started to recede but there was still no grounds for complacency regarding the health situation in the country, according to the Unicef.

30 Jul 2017

Yemen cholera toll rises to 1,992: WHO

The International Committee of the Red Cross has expected the suspected cases of cholera in Yemen to reach 600,000 by the end of 2017.

20 Jul 2017

Arab League urges world to save Yemen from cholera outbreak

The Arab League (AL) warned on Thursday against the growing cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen, urging the international community to respond to the pleas of UN organisations to control the epidemic.

24 Jun 2017

Saudi Arabia to help Yemen tackle cholera outbreak

Saudi Arabia has planned to shell out millions of dollars to stem a serious outbreak of cholera in Yemen.

18 Jun 2017

Yemen cholera toll reaches 1,054: WHO

Two thirds of the total population, around 19 million, need humanitarian and protection aid.

12 Jun 2017

Yemen cholera toll reaches 859: WHO

The WHO on Sunday said the number of suspected cases has increased to 116,700, 14,880 more than on June 8, reports Efe news.

03 Jun 2017

Yemen cholera toll reaches 605: WH0

The toll has rapidly increased after WHO put the figure at 532 and the number of suspected cases at 65,300 on Wednesday, Xinhua news agency reported.

19 May 2017

War-ravaged Yemen witnesses 23,500 cholera cases, more than 200 deaths

Cholera is a highly contagious bacterial infection spread through contaminated food or water.

15 May 2017

Cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen: State of emergency declared in Sanaa

Hospitals in the city, which is controlled by the Shia Houthi rebels, are crowded with cholera patients, the BBC quoted the Red Cross as saying.

14 May 2017

Yemen cholera outbreak takes lives of 115 people

Hospitals are struggling to accommodate the patients as the influx is increasing day by day.

09 Aug 2016

22 killed from Cholera outbreak in South Sudan

At least 22 people were killed in a cholera outbreak in South Sudan representing a case fatality rate of (CFR) of 2.49 per cent, the UN humanitarian agency said on Tuesday.

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