Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item appearing in The Hindu dated 21.12.2023 titled “6 dead, 1000 infected in suspected cholera outbreak in Rourkela dated 22/12/2023. The original application is registered in suo-moto exercise of power on the basis of the news item …
Zanzibar — The ministry for Health and Social welfare here said a total of 4,349 people were infected with cholera in the Isles since September 19, 2015. The director for Health Education and Disease Protection, Dr Mohamed Dahoma Fahim, told reporters yesterday that 2,608 were from Unguja and 1,624 from …
Nebbi — Two people have died and 34 cases registered following an outbreak of cholera in Nebbi District. According to Dr Jakor Oryema, the Nebbi District health officer, three sub-counties, including Erussi, Parombo and Panyimur have been affected. The outbreak was first diagnosed from a Congolese. Dr Jakor said they …
“Cholera is still with us, but fortunately we have been recording a decline. This week (May 29 to June 4, 2016) we had 22 cases with one death,” Dr Mohamed Dahoma, Director, Prevention, said yesterday at a press conference on ‘Weekly disease update.’ He said use of toilets, keeping surroundings …
Mumbai: Avoid the ice next time you want to beat the heat with a glass of fruit juice or a gola from a roadside stall. In a survey conducted last month, civic officials found the presence of E. coli bateria in 870 of the 948 ice samples collected from bars, …
Health departments in Haiti have issued alerts on a looming cholera outbreak in the troubled Caribbean nation. Haiti’s cholera epidemic began just ten months after the devastating earthquake that shook the country in 2010. This year alone, there’s been an outbreak of 16,000 cases according to the country’s health ministry. …
The waters flowing through Estero Salado, a river delta in Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, can be deceptive, even for those who have lived their entire lives alongside the filthy and meandering estuarine network. “We know the water is not clean, but you build up a tolerance,” says 21-year-old local activist …
Cholera cases have gone down by 49 per cent according to statistics covering the period from May 16 to 22, the Minister for Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children, Ms Ummy Mwalimu, has said. The minister said new cholera cases in that period were 108 patients with no lives …
Jaipur: The city has recorded a total number of 25 cholera cases so far. All the cases were reported in the past 15 days. The numbers have gone up after the Jamdoli incident where 12 persons died after suffering from diarrhea and vomiting in the second half of April. Cases …
Health officials in Rumphi are battling with cholera, which has alarmingly affected 41 people from just four a few days ago and fear the number of patients might go up. District Health Officer for Rumphi , Bwanalole Mwamulimwa said health personnel in the district are on the ground to contain …
A single-dose regimen of the current killed oral cholera vaccines that have been prequalified by the World Health Organization would make them more attractive for use against endemic and epidemic cholera. We conducted an efficacy trial of a single dose of the killed oral cholera vaccine Shanchol, which is currently …
At least 12 people have died of cholera, and over 60 others are suffering from diarrhea in towns of middle Jubba region, southern Somalia this week, health ministry confirmed Saturday. Health Minister Hawo Hassan Mohamed said 11 of the patients died of the disease in Sakow, while the other one …
THE number of cholera cases in Lusaka Province has risen to 745 since the waterborne disease broke out in the first week of February. Provincial medical officer Kennedy Malama said in an interview yesterday that out of the 745 cases, 734 are in Lusaka district. Dr Malama said a total …
Cholera has killed 320 people and infected over 20,000 in Tanzania since the outbreak erupted in August last year, the health minister said on Monday. Ummy Mwalimu expressed concern over the increasing number of cholera cases, describing the outbreak as "the worst since 1978". "As government, we've tried to sensitize …
The cholera count has hit 585 across the country as the Ministry of Health tries to arrest the situation. Lusaka has recorded 16 more cases while so far six deaths have been recorded with Lusaka still topping the occurrence record. Lusaka Province District Health Director Kennedy Malama said the cases …
THE number of cholera cases in Lusaka has reached 528 since the disease broke out in February, provincial medical officer Kennedy Malama has said. Dr Malama said as at 18:00 on Friday, 27 new cases were recorded with the treatment centre in recording 14 and Kanyama 13. “Since cholera broke …
The director of health services in the ministry of health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has warned the public against eating contaminated food to avoid cholera. The warning comes after four people died in Bulambuli, Mbale district following a cholera outbreak. Dr Aceng said that cholera is a result of swallowing …
At least 216 people have died and close to 13,000 others admitted following a cholera outbreak that has affected more than half of the country. The Ministry of Health has mapped out close to 12 counties that are currently reporting cases of cholera outbreak. The ministry also says 16 counties …
Introduction of Vibrio cholerae to Haiti during the deployment of United Nations (UN) peacekeepers in 2010 resulted in one of the largest cholera epidemics of the modern era. Following the outbreak, a UN-commissioned independent panel recommended three pre-deployment intervention strategies to minimize the risk of cholera introduction in future peacekeeping …
Mbale — Authorities in Mbale District have expressed concern over the rising cases of cholera. Acting district health officer Jonathan Wangisi said since the epidemic broke out in December, cases have shot up from 56 to 110 while five people have died. Dr Wangisi said at least four new cases …
One person has died while 26 others are under treatment following cholera outbreaks in Malawi's eastern districts of Machinga and Zomba, the Ministry of Health has said. By December 25, 2015, according to Secretary for Health, Dr McPhil Magwira, Machinga recorded a cumulative total of 19 cholera cases and one …
