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Opinion: How do we turn the tide on this cholera pandemic?
We are at a crucial point in the fight against cholera. Despite shortages and rising demand, there is real momentum in vaccine development and production. We can’t afford to lose focus.
The Lancet15d
Cholera: a pandemic ignored
The seventh pandemic of cholera—an easily preventable and treatable disease—has claimed millions of lives since 1961, driven ...
WUFT7d
Remembering Dr. Richard Cash: How a 'simple' intervention helped save millions of lives
Richard Cash, who played a key role in the testing and implementation of an inexpensive and easy treatment for cholera and ...
The Lancet9d
Cholera in Sudan amid war and health system collapse
Sudan is facing a deadly cholera epidemic while overwhelmed by war, flooding, other infectious diseases, and a devastated ...
MyJoyOnline8d
Cholera outbreak claims two lives in Ada
A cholera outbreak in the Ada enclave has resulted in the deaths of two individuals, with a total of 43 cases reported thus far, according to the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The outbreak has ...
I've Read A Lot Of "Dark Facts" In My Day, But I Can Wholeheartedly Say These 17 Are Some Of The Most F*cked-Up I've Come Across
Recently, redditor u/ DrunkenConifer asked people to share the historical events that were actually grislier and grosser than ...
TreeHugger3mon
12 Bizarre Examples of Genetic Engineering
People may soon be getting vaccinated for diseases like hepatitis B and cholera by simply taking a ... carrots and tobacco to produce vaccines, but they say bananas are the ideal production ...
INFORMATION NIGERIA1mon
Cholera Claims Nine Lives In Yobe
No less than nine persons have been confirmed dead following a Cholera outbreak in Yobe State. In a statement on Thursday, Lawan Ghana, the State Commissioner of Health, said the disease outbreak ...
Vanguard1mon
Cholera outbreak in Ebonyi claims 11 lives
A recent cholera outbreak in Ndibokote village, Ezza Inyimagu, Izzi Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, has resulted in the loss of 11 lives, including men, women, and children. The outbreak ...
standardmedia.co.ke12d
Three die in Siaya as cholera claims more lives
Three more people have died of cholera in the county, raising the death toll to eight since last week. County Public Health Officer Mabel Chanzu said 119 more cases of those infected have been ...
NPR7d
Goats and Soda
October 26, 2024 • In the late 1960s, he went to Dhaka to work on cholera. There he became involved in the development of oral rehydration therapy — hailed as one of the most significant ...
Ghanaweb.com8d
Cholera claims two lives at Ada
Two people have died as a result of a cholera outbreak in the Ada enclave ... circumstances,” a citinewsroom reported quoted him as saying. The Vibrio cholerae bacteria is the cause of cholera ...