Tag: vaccine for cholera

After floods, strife-torn Sudan battles cholera as disease kills 388 in two months

September 24, 2024 admin

People collect clean water in Gedaref in eastern Sudan. Cholera is transmitted through contaminated food and water. | Photo Credit: AFP Cholera is spreading in war-torn Sudan, killing at least 388 people and making about 13,000 others sick over the past two months, health authorities said, as more than 17 months of fighting between the…

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Panic in the time of cholera: addressing issues critical to managing a resurgence

September 12, 2024 admin

There is no escaping the damage caused to health by climate change across the globe. But as we talk of innovation and AI-assisted vaccine platforms, there is, on the civic and local side, a stunning lack of attention to very simple issues — clean water, hygiene, and sanitation. The latter was greatly exacerbated again by…

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