The World Health Organization has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile and left poorer countries scrambling to contain epidemics. WHO authorized the vaccine, made by EuBiologics, which also makes the formulation now used, last week. The new … Read more
washington — At least 54 people have lost their lives to cholera in Somalia in recent months. Nine of those deaths occurred within the past week, marking the highest weekly death toll this year, humanitarian group Save the Children said. In an interview with VOA Somali, Mohamed Abdulkadir, acting operations director for Save the Children … Read more
The World Health Organization on Wednesday called for immediate action to combat a worldwide spike in cholera cases amid a global vaccine shortage. “Immediate action is needed to stem an unprecedented multiyear upsurge in cholera cases worldwide,” WHO’s International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision said in a statement. “The severe gap in the number of … Read more
A U.S.-owned luxury cruise ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew was allowed to dock Monday in the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius after being quarantined offshore for a day over fears of a possible cholera outbreak onboard, authorities said. The Mauritius government cleared the Norwegian Dawn, which is owned and operated by the … Read more
The Norwegian Cruise Line’s vessel, Norwegian Dawn, has been barred from docking at the Port Louis in Mauritius due to alleged health risks, as disclosed by the Mauritius Ports Authority on Sunday. The decision was prompted by health assessments, involving samples taken from approximately 15 passengers who were in isolation on board. The Norwegian Dawn, … Read more
Harare, Zimbabwe — The U.N.’s Children’s Fund expressed alarm this week about a cholera outbreak in Africa that has spread to at least 10 countries, with the situation in Zambia and Zimbabwe “very serious.” Dr. Paul Ngwakum, the regional health adviser for UNICEF in East and Southern Africa, said about 200,000 cases have been reported … Read more
