Cholera Should Not Be Killing Anyone In 21st Century: WHO

Cholera Should Not Be Killing Anyone in 21st Century: WHO

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Philippe Barboza, cholera team lead at the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that this year already, 1,00,000 cholera cases and 1,300 deaths had been reported. World News | Cholera Should Not Be Killing Anyone in 21st Century: WHO.

Cholera Should Not Be Killing Anyone In 21st Century: WHO

GENEVA, 4th April, 2025 (WAM) – Philippe Barboza, cholera team lead at the World Health Organisation (WHO), said that this year already, 100,000 cholera cases and 1,300 deaths had been reported. Preliminary data showed that 810,000 and 5,900 deaths had been reported in the year 2024, a large incre ..

‘So many died, There was no one left to mourn’: How Cholera ravaged 19th-century Kashmir

Although cholera was identified in Kashmir as early as 1598, the 19th century saw at least a dozen major outbreaks: in 1824, 1844, 1852, 1858, 1867, 1872, 1875-76, 1879, 1888, and the worst one in 1892, which took 11,712 lives in Srinagar alone, the deaths ravaged Anantnag, but the number remains largely unknown.

Kabale Leaders Unite to Tackle Waterborne Diseases and Improve Sanitation

Summary: The district boasts 1,968 domestic water points, serving 223,150 people, 172,084 of whom live in rural areas. Latrine coverage stands at 86%, but hand washing remains a challenge at just 26%. KABALE: The Kabale Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Godfrey Nyakahuma, has called for a collective effort to combat waterborne diseases such as cholera, typhoid, dysentery, and diarrhea, noting that many of Uganda’s health challenges stem from…

WHO sounds alarm over surging global cholera cases in 2025

GENEVA: The World Health Organization has raised serious concerns over a sharp global rise in cholera infections and deaths, warning that the disease is spreading to new regions and threatening vulnerable populations already burdened by conflict and climate-related crises. Speaking in Geneva on Friday, Dr. Philippe Barboza, cholera team lead at the WHO, said that more than 100,000 cases and 1,300 deaths have already been reported globally in the…

Last year, at least 810,000 cholera cases and 5,900 deaths were reported worldwide, both representing increases of more than 50 percent, the WHO warned on Friday.