Cholera now threatens 1bn people. It’s time to finish what we began in the 19th century
Hakainde Hichilema and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
With the disease raging in 23 countries and no vaccine stocks, Zambia and the WHO propose a way to stop the deaths
February 2024
UN warns of ‘epic suffering’ in Sudan and appeals for $4bn in aid
Ten months of armed conflict in the country has displaced nearly 11 million people and left half the population facing hunger
January 2024
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Cholera cases soar globally amid shortage of vaccines
Resurgence classified as grade 3 emergency by WHO, with southern Africa and Haiti among those hardest hit
December 2023
It’s not just bullets and bombs. I have never seen health organisations as worried as they are about disease in Gaza
Devi Sridhar
A quarter of its Gaza’s population could die within a year due to outbreaks caused by this unprecedented conflict, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
October 2023
The Audio Long Read
From the archive: Cholera and coronavirus: why we must not repeat the same mistakes – podcast
From 2020: Cholera has largely been beaten in the west, but it still kills tens of thousands of people in poorer countries every year. As we search for a cure for coronavirus, we have to make sure it will be available to everyone, not just to those in wealthy nations
Zimbabwe bans large gatherings as threat of cholera outbreak grows
Cases are rising in many parts of the country and critics are blaming chronic water shortages and poor sanitation systems
Climate crisis is ‘not gender neutral’: UN calls for more policy focus on women
Only a third of countries with climate crisis plans include access to sexual, maternal and newborn health services, UNFPA report finds
September 2023
The age of extinction
Climate action must respond to extreme weather driving health crisis, says WHO
Melting ice caps and rising sea levels are urgent but people care more about the floods, wildfires and droughts that are here now, New York summit hears
July 2023
‘We have no time to heal’: floods followed by earthquake heap more trauma on Haiti
‘Exponential’ gang violence and government failure add to woes of country that has no chance to rebuild after last month’s magnitude 5.5 quake
April 2023
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Cholera resurges in Syria after earthquakes hamper efforts to control outbreak
Successful vaccination campaign has been severely disrupted by the devastation in February that caused widespread damage to water supply and transport links
March 2023
Children face acute risk amid Malawi’s deadliest cholera outbreak
The disease, which has killed 1,500 people since last March, has been aggravated by heavy rains and an overburdened health system
December 2022
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Haiti receives its first batch of cholera vaccines to tackle deadly outbreak
Campaign to stem the spread of the disease takes place against a backdrop of political chaos, gang violence and fuel shortages
October 2022
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WHO forced to ration vaccine as cholera cases surge worldwide
Health officials halve dose to eke out ‘extremely limited’ supply amid unprecedented rise in outbreaks
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Dismay as key cholera vaccine is discontinued
Exclusive: halt to production of Shanchol vaccine alarms WHO amid ‘unprecedented’ global outbreaks
Crisis-hit Haiti braces for new cholera outbreak as gangs hamper relief efforts
In a country beset by violence, water and fuel shortages have closed healthcare facilities and allowed the disease to re-emerge
May 2022
Pakistan town blames deadly cholera outbreak on government neglect
Residents of Pir Koh say poor water provision and a dirty water tank led to 26 deaths, the majority among children under seven
April 2022
Ethiopian drought leading to ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage, Unicef warns
With hunger across Horn of Africa and 600,000 children out of school, ‘desperate’ parents push more girls into early marriage
July 2021
Refugees hit hardest as deadly floods sweep across continents
Death toll rises as storms continue to rip through communities, destroying homes and livelihoods
February 2021
Arab spring: 10th anniversary
Ten years after the Arab spring, Yemen has little hope left
Racked by war, cholera and now coronavirus, the country faces the world’s worst famine in decades
October 2020
How do pandemics end? In different ways, but it’s never quick and never neat
Mark Honigsbaum
Just like the Black Death, influenza and smallpox, Covid-19 will affect almost every aspect of our of lives – even after a vaccine turns up
The Audio Long ReadFrom the archive: Cholera and coronavirus: why we must not repeat the same mistakes – podcastFrom 2020: Cholera has largely been beaten in the west, but it still kills tens of thousands of people in poorer countries every year. As we search for a cure for coronavirus, we have to make sure it will be available to everyone, not just to those in wealthy nations
