He said, “No state, as of today, has received cholera vaccine. The most important thing is prevention. And for those who have cholera to be very quick with the treatment.

This includes distributing cholera prevention kits, decontaminating homes and communal latrines, and setting up hand disinfection stations. Teams are also stepping up prevention measures, ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is launching prevention efforts, including raising awareness amongst vulnerable communities of how to prevent the spread of disease, to prepare for a possible ...

In Nedi Camp, Malawi, a 5-year-old boy washes his hands, an important cholera prevention measure. ... delivering rapid water treatment kits to health facilities and cholera treatment units; ...

The Oyo State Government has been relentless in its efforts to prevent cholera outbreaks in the state, maintaining that no single case of the disease has been recorded so far.The Commissioner for ...

Cholera should no longer exist, yet it kills thousands of people every year. New analysis from international group WaterAid offers ways to fast-track its prevention and control ...

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG) include targets for safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene ...

U.N. agencies are scaling up cholera prevention and treatment programs to get on top of a new, deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan that threatens to further destabilize communities suffering from ...

Experts discover the deadly genetics of cholera, which could be key to its prevention. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 09 / 240923110739.htm.

The arrival of rapid diagnostic test (RDT) kits for cholera in Malawi today signals the start of a global programme that will see more than 1.2 million tests distributed to 14 countries at high ...

In several African countries, cholera is the leading cause of severe diarrhoea. In 2021, the World Health Organization reported that Africa experienced its highest ever reported numbers – more ...

Cholera RDT kits have been strategically distributed to some health facilities across the 30 LGAs.” He said the Ministry of Health would continue to intensify public awareness on the prevention ...