cholera
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Green light for new cholera vaccine, Ukraine attacks condemned, action against racism call, Brazil rights defenders alert — Global Issues
The World Health Organization (WHO) decision means that Euvichol-S vaccine can be added to other cholera-busting drugs which are not…
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Security Council condemns DR Congo attacks, cholera testing breakthrough, ‘my health, my right’ campaign — Global Issues
In a statement following a briefing last week by Bintou Keita, the head of the UN mission, MONUSCO, ambassadors condemned…
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Civilian deaths in Ukraine, refugees in Cameroon at risk, older women facing abuse, cholera in Somalia — Global Issues
News reports said that residential buildings in the northern city of Kharkiv had been hit, killing one and injuring 16,…
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17 million Yemenis need health support, cholera in Somalia, OCHA chief stepping down, Haiti crisis update — Global Issues
According to the UN health agency (WHO), almost 18 million people need medical assistance and half of that number are…
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Norwegian cruise ship quarantined off Mauritius coast due to possible cholera outbreak
The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship, part of Norwegian Cruise Line, is currently quarantined off the coast of Mauritius. This piece in USA…
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Senior Humanitarian Coordinator for Gaza, cholera spreading in Sudan, aid for eastern Ukraine — Global Issues
Holland’s outgoing Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag will facilitate, coordinate, monitor and verify aid consignments to the embittered enclave, in…
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Somalia floods, Sudan cholera update, genocide prevention — Global Issues
Rising waters caused by torrential downpours have affected more than 2.4 million in the east African nation, while UN aid…
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Humanitarians step up response to deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan — Global Issues
UN agencies and partners are scaling up response to the outbreak, which was first declared in Gedaref state, located in…
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