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WHO warns that cholera outbreaks threaten 1 billion people

Summary by Ground News

Over 3oo cases of cholera were recorded in January with the disease affecting Oromia community in Ethiopia and some regions of Somalia. In the last week of January, the Ethiopian Public Health Institute also noted a spike in measles cases with 357 new cases and 6 deaths reported. The health authorities stated that the lack of water points due to severe droughts, coupled with the poor water and sanitation hygiene, and open defecation practices is worsening the situation.

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HumAngle Media Limited

Cholera, Measles Outbreaks Threaten Ethiopia's Children

The country’s health authorities noted that the lack of water due to severe drought, coupled with the poor sanitation and hygiene is worsening the situation.

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El Impulso

▷ WHO warns that cholera outbreaks threaten 1 billion people #8Feb - El Impulso

El director general de la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, alertó que actualmente 23 países en el mundo sufren brotes de cólera, (siendo Haití uno de los más afectados).

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