cholera vaccines Stories

The deteriorating health situation has been exacerbated by escalating political tension in South Sudan, which has driven thousands of displaced people...

Health officials believe contaminated water and poor sanitation are key contributors to the crisis.

The cholera outbreak, attributed to prolonged rainfall in October and November 2023, and flash floods, has led to a total of 15,938 reported cases in...

The agency’s Eastern Mediterranean Region reported the highest number of cases, followed by the African Region

The purchase comes after the allocation of Sh1.25 billion to the ministry to urgently procure routine childhood vaccines, including BCG, Oral Polio, T...

The directive follows the launch of a nationwide yellow fever vaccination campaign aimed at protecting Ugandans from the mosquito-borne illness that h...

The governors listed shortages of essential vaccines routinely given out to newborns and children under five, including polio (OPV & IPV), BCG (for tu...

This is crucial in preventing, limiting, and controlling cholera outbreaks, particularly in countries facing dire shortcomings in disease prevention a...

The vaccines arrived as the country grappled with an increase in cholera cases, with 4,388 infections and 54 fatalities reported since January.