Cholera
- Health
100 cr people, children worldwide at risk of cholera: UN
New Delhi: About 100 crore people, particularly children, in 43 countries are at risk of cholera, according to a new report by the UN. The report showed that after years of steady…
- Middle East
Lebanon’s cholera outbreak under control: Health Minister
Beirut: Lebanese caretaker Health Minister Firas Abiad has said that the cholera outbreak in Lebanon is under control given the limited number of confirmed daily cases, the National News Agency reported. In…
- Middle East
UN allocates $9.5 mn to contain cholera spread in Lebanon
Beirut: Two UN humanitarian relief funds have allocated $9.5 million to prevent the spread of cholera in Lebanon. A statement released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
- Middle East
Lebanon launches cholera vaccine campaign as outbreak under control
Beirut: Lebanese Health Minister Firas Abiad said on Tuesday that the country will launch a first-phase vaccination campaign against cholera on Saturday as the outbreak is now under control. “There was a…
- Middle East
Lebanon receives 1st batch of cholera jabs amid outbreak
Beirut: Lebanon has received its first batch of cholera vaccines as part of the international effort to help curb the spread of the life-threatening disease in the country amid an ongoing outbreak,…
- Middle East
Cholera could become “endemic” if Lebanon fails to curb spread: Health minister
Beirut: Lebanese caretaker Health Minister Firass Abiad warned that cholera could become “endemic” in the country if it failed to curb the spread of the disease. Making the remarks during a visit…
- Middle East
Lebanon detects first case of cholera since 1993
Beirut: The Lebanese Health Ministry announced the detection of a case of Cholera, the first such infection since the last outbreak in 1993. The Ministry noted that the infection was detected in…
- Middle East
Syria: Cholera outbreak Kills 39 people, dozens infected
Beirut: A deadly cholera outbreak in Syria has killed at least 39 people and infected hundreds more this past month, health officials said Wednesday, raising concerns about whether the war-torn country can…
- Middle East
Syrian health ministry says Cholera outbreak is still in control
Damascus: Syria’s Health Minister has said that the cholera outbreak in northern Syria is still under control, the state news agency SANA reported. Hasan Al-Ghabbash made the remarks on Saturday during his…
- Middle East
Syria: 26 cholera cases reported; UN expresses serious concern
Damascus: A total of 26 cholera cases have been confirmed in Syria, and a UN official expressed “serious concern about the outbreak of the disease”. The Syrian Health Ministry said in a…
- Middle East
Syria: 4 dead, many infected with cholera due to contaminated water
Damascus: Four people died of cholera due to the contamination of drinking water in Syria. The Kurdish administration has appealed to international organizations to provide support to limit its spread. According to…
- Middle East
Syria: 16 cases of cholera reported in Aleppo
Damascus: The Syrian Health Ministry has reported 16 cholera cases in the northern city of Aleppo. The first case, who was a nine-year-old child, has recovered after six days of treatment, the…
- World
Afghanistan: Cholera outbreak in Jawzjan province kills 12
Kabul: A cholera outbreak in Afghanistan’s Jawzjan province since June has killed so far killed at least 12 people, with 18,000 cases being reported, a health official said. Also ReadUNSC to address…
- World
Pakistan hit by deadly cholera outbreak amid heat wave
Islamabad: A deadly cholera outbreak linked to contaminated drinking water has infected thousands of people in Pakistan as the country grapples with a water crisis exacerbated by a brutal heat wave. Temperatures…