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2 hours ago · A picture of Mildred Bandas daughter, survivor of a cholera outbreak, is seen inside their family home in Lilanda, Zambia, Saturday, March 9, 2024. Lilanda, an impoverished township on the edge of the Zambian capital of Lusaka, is a typical cholera hotspot. Stagnant pools of water dot the dirt roads. Clean water is gold dust.
8 hours ago · This year, cholera spread to 62 districts as the struggle to find water heightened the risk. “This part of Africa is paying the highest price of climate change,” Kebra Belaye said.
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8 hours ago · This year, cholera spread to 62 districts as the struggle to find water heightened the risk. “This part of Africa is paying the highest price of climate change,” Kebra Belaye said. Augustine Chonyera, who hails from a cholera-prone part of the capital, Harare, was shocked when he recently visited the sparsely populated rural district of Buhera.
8 hours ago · LILANDA, Zambia (AP) — Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with tropical storms, floods and drought causing crises of hunger and displacement. They leave another deadly threat behind them: some of the continent’s worst outbreaks of cholera. In southern and East Africa, more than 6,000 people have […]
8 hours ago · Africa's cholera crisis is worse than ever LILANDA, Zambia (AP) — Extreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with tropical storms, floods and drought causing crises of hunger and displacement.
8 hours ago · There are just 3.2 million doses left, below the target of having at least 5 million in reserve. While there are currently cholera epidemics in the Middle East, the Americas and Southeast Asia, Africa is by far the worst-affected region. Vaccines alliance GAVI and UNICEF said last month that the approval of a new cholera vaccine would boost stocks.
8 hours ago · Lack of vaccines hampers outbreak control efforts in many African nations. Mozambique hit hard by Cyclone Idai, exacerbating cholera outbreak. Similar challenges faced in Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Somalia. Weak healthcare systems struggle to contain disease spread. Oral cholera vaccines offer protection but remain limited in availability.
