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 …
Public health office in Embu town has banned food hawking businesses to prevent cholera outbreak in the area. Jackson Njeru, Public health Officer, said the move is aimed at stopping the spread of the diseases from the neighbouring counties whic have recorded the outrank. He was speaking at his office …
Four people are reportedly dead as cholera outbreak has hit Ebonyi State, South East of Nigeria. Many people are said to be undergoing treatment in hospitals in the towns, while those in rural communities patronise herbal homes in search of cure. Health watchers in the state attribute the outbreak to …
Four people have died in Nakuru in a suspected cholera outbreak at Ponda Mali estate. Nine others are at the Nakuru Referral Hospital. Nakuru Health executive Mungai Kabii said the first case was reported last week on Wednesday. "We have six people from Rhonda area, two from Bondeni and one …
At least 30 people have been killed in the latest cholera outbreak in Isoko South community of Nigeria's oil-rich Delta State, a health official said Monday. Steven Ofili, chief epidemiologist at the Delta State health ministry, said prompt response and physical attention of health workers had curbed the spread of …
Masvingo — An outbreak of cholera has hit Chingwizi where nearly 3 000 Tokwe-Mukosi flood victims are resettled with three cases of the deadly disease recorded last week. This forced the Government to deploy surveillance teams to closely monitor the health situation in the area amid growing fears that the …
THE Migori county government has been praised for its efforts to control the cholera outbreak. The disease broke out in February, killing 10 people. It was reported in Homa Bay, Kisumu and Siaya counties. World Health Organization representative Custodia Mandlhate said the county moved with speed to contain the disease. …
Cholera continues to haunt people in Nsanje, with latest reports indicating that cholera cases have hit 159, and that the outbreak has also spread to the area of Chief Mbenje. District Environmental Health Officer (DEHO) Veronica Mkukumira told Malawi News Agency Monday afternoon that the situation was slowly getting out …
Cholera outbreak continue to pose panic in the lower shire of Nsanje district with a number of the affected now reaching 132 from 110 last week. Nsanje District Medical Officer Yamikani Masitala said they are concerned with the rate at which the disease is spreading. The pandemic reportedly spread to …
HARARE, where an Ebola outbreak killed more than 4,000 people in 2008, remains on high alert this month following 14 reported cases of cholera in the country since late February. The city has not recorded any cases of the disease, but conditions for an outbreak remain favourable, however, with the …
Over a third of hospitals and clinics in developing countries have nowhere for staff or patients to wash with soap, and almost 40 percent have no source of water, according to a WHO-backed international review published on Tuesday. The report, by sanitation charity WaterAid and the World Health Organization (WHO) …
Two more people have been quarantined at Beitbridge District Hospital after they were diagnosed with cholera last Thursday. This brings to 10 the total number of cholera cases recorded in country after similar cases were reported in Mudzi and Chiredzi. Chairperson of the Beitbridge civil protection committee Mr Simon Muleya, …
LILONGWE, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has intensified support for Malawi and Mozambique in the wake of an outbreak of cholera in the two African countries, the UN health agency said. "The WHO offices in Malawi and Mozambique are facilitating cross-border meetings for the ministries of …
Eight cholera cases have been reported in Beitbridge, Mudzi and Chiredzi, while another case is being investigated in Chirundu. In Beitbridge, the Civil Protection Unit yesterday said it had, however, managed to contain the outbreak, which saw two children aged five and 10 being quarantined at Beitbridge District Hospital on …
According to the study, 42.2% of Indian women are underweight when they begin pregnancy, nearly seven percentage points higher than the figure of 35.5% cited in the National Family Health Survey-3 A new research study finds that average maternal nutrition in India is not only much worse than what national …
According to a recent toll had revealed that the scare was hitting Malawi's borders more especially Mozambique borders. As of now Malawi24 can reveal that the Ministry of Health says the cases in Malawi have rapidly increased to 60 from 39 as it was initially projected. The Ministry's Spokesperson Henry …
Maputo — The cholera outbreaks in central and northern Mozambique, which began in late December, have now claimed 41 lives, according to the deputy national director of public health, Quinhas Fernandes. Fernandes told a Maputo press conference on Monday that the number of confirmed cases in the four provinces affected …
A cholera outbreak is further jeopardizing the health of 230,000 people recently displaced by floods in Malawi. The majority of those affected are living in temporary camps where access to safe water and improved sanitation, both essential for the prevention of an epidemic, is an immediate challenge. The Red Cross, …
Maputo — Cholera has spread to the central Mozambican province of Zambezia, the provincial governor, Abdul Razak Noormahomed, told a press conference in the provincial capital, Quelimane, on Tuesday. Razak said that two cases of cholera were diagnosed on Monday, and a further six on Tuesday morning. All eight cases …
Nairobi — At least 1.6 million Kenyans are facing famine, according to the Ministry of Devolution and Planning. A multi-agency assessment meeting of stakeholders pointed out that immediate relief was required for the next six months to support affected areas. "The findings of the assessment estimate that at least 1.63 …
SIX people have been confirmed dead with eight others being treated in hospitals following the outbreak of cholera disease in Ebonyi State. The deaths were confirmed by the State Director of Public Health and Disease Control, Dr. Christian Achi during an interaction with journalists in Abakaliki, the state capital yesterday. …
