https://en.sputniknews.africa/20231028/this-african-country-struggles-with-worlds-largest-cholera-epidemic-according-to-who-1063133631.html
This African Country Struggles With World's Largest Cholera Epidemic, According to WHO
This African Country Struggles With World's Largest Cholera Epidemic, According to WHO
Sputnik Africa
Cholera, caused by consumption of contaminated food or water containing the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, is a severe diarrheal infection that remains a major... 28.10.2023, Sputnik Africa
2023-10-28T12:15+0200
2023-10-28T12:15+0200
2023-10-28T12:15+0200
democratic republic of the congo (drc)
world health organization (who)
sub-saharan africa
cholera
health
healthcare
international
central africa
east africa
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.africa/img/07e7/0a/1c/1063134114_0:160:3072:1888_1920x0_80_0_0_78faa3cceea59742ff1d150dec37ad57.jpg
More than 41,000 cases of cholera, including 314 deaths, have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this year, making it one of the largest cholera epidemics in the world, informed on Friday the World Health Organization (WHO).After an initial peak in April 2023, about 1,000 cases were reported each week, the WHO stated, noting that larger and longer-lasting outbreaks pose additional challenges for health workers.Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacillus Vibrio cholerae. Cholera remains a global public health threat and, seen as an indicator of inequality and underdevelopment.According to the WHO, between 1.3 and 4 million cases of cholera and between 21,000 and 143,000 deaths from cholera are reported worldwide each year. In October 2023, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo launched a plan to eliminate the disease by 2030.As the complex health crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo has worsened since the beginning of the year, cholera cases have resurged in the country, concentrated in the conflict-affected east, the WHO said in a press release. Dozens of militias have ravaged eastern DRC for years, a legacy of regional wars that flared in the 1990s and 2000s. One such militia, the M23, has seized swaths of territory since launching an offensive in late 2021. Last year, the security worsened in the country when the M23 rebel group resumed its fight against the government.
https://en.sputniknews.africa/20230820/insecurity-pushes-children-in-dr-congo-into-worst-cholera-crisis-in-six-years-unicef-1061465634.html
democratic republic of the congo (drc)
central africa
east africa
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2023
Samantha Arias
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.africa/img/07e7/0a/18/1063050346_115:0:834:719_100x100_80_0_0_1682778780537fd5aa8dd2536a012c1b.jpg
Samantha Arias
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.africa/img/07e7/0a/18/1063050346_115:0:834:719_100x100_80_0_0_1682778780537fd5aa8dd2536a012c1b.jpg
News
en_EN
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik Africa
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Samantha Arias
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.africa/img/07e7/0a/18/1063050346_115:0:834:719_100x100_80_0_0_1682778780537fd5aa8dd2536a012c1b.jpg
democratic republic of the congo (drc), world health organization (who), cholera, health, healthcare, international, central africa, east africa
democratic republic of the congo (drc), world health organization (who), cholera, health, healthcare, international, central africa, east africa
This African Country Struggles With World's Largest Cholera Epidemic, According to WHO
Samantha Arias
Producer / Podcast host
Cholera, caused by consumption of contaminated food or water containing the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, is a severe diarrheal infection that remains a major public health threat worldwide.
More than 41,000 cases of cholera, including 314 deaths, have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this year, making it one of the largest cholera epidemics in the world, informed on Friday the World Health Organization (WHO).
After an initial peak in April 2023, about 1,000 cases were reported each week, the WHO stated, noting that larger and longer-lasting outbreaks pose additional challenges for health workers.
Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacillus Vibrio cholerae. Cholera remains a global public health threat and, seen as an indicator of inequality and underdevelopment.
According to the WHO, between 1.3 and 4 million cases of cholera and between 21,000 and 143,000 deaths from
cholera are reported worldwide each year. In October 2023, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo launched a plan to eliminate the disease by 2030.
As the complex health crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo has worsened since the beginning of the year, cholera cases have resurged in the country, concentrated in the
conflict-affected east, the WHO said in a press release.
Dozens of militias have ravaged eastern DRC for years, a legacy of regional wars that flared in the 1990s and 2000s. One such militia, the M23, has seized swaths of territory since launching an offensive in late 2021. Last year, the security worsened in the country when the M23 rebel group resumed its fight against the
government.
