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 ..

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.

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns on Friday, April 4, of a 50% increase in cholera cases, as well as deaths caused by this disease, in 2024.

Geneva.– Preliminary figures indicate that last year there were at least 810,000 cases of cholera and 5,900 deaths from the disease, figures that in both cases represent increases above 50%, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned this Friday.This year, nearly 100,000 cases and 1,300 deaths have already been reported in 25 countries, said the head of the cholera control unit at the WHO, Phillippe Barboza, who warned of the critical situation …

“World Health Organization”: an alarming rise in cholera cases and deaths globally - Seven Eye News The World Health Organization has announced a worrying increase in cholera cases and deaths worldwide. 100 thousand cases and 1300 deaths have been reported in 25 countries since the beginning of 2025. During a press conference held by Dr. Philippe Barbosa, WHO's cholera control team leader in Geneva today, he stressed that this continuous increas…

At least 383 people have died in Angola from a cholera epidemic whose first case was recorded last January 7, reported Thursday by the public health agency of the African Union (AU).The entry At least 383 killed since last January by an outbreak of cholera in Angola was first published in the Digital Process.