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Adviser to president for health affairs says no cholera cases in Egypt

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 - 08:17 GMT

Egypt’s Adviser to the President for Health Affairs, Dr. Mohamed Awad Taj El-Din denied on Wednesday the existence of any cholera infection in Egypt.

Egypt is free from Cholera: Adviser to the President

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 - 09:39 GMT

Cholera has spread in Syria and Lebanon at an “alarmed” level, said UNICEF in a statement on Monday.

Egypt's Health ministry issues medical guideline to deal with suspected cholera cases

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 - 11:24 GMT

Egypt’s Ministry of health has issued guideline to the hospitals and various health sectors with instructions to deal with cholera cases if they were discovered.

Aswan cures 82 malaria-diagnosed travelers coming from Africa

Wed, 03 Jul 2019 - 01:10 GMT

As Egypt’s Aswan has been receiving dozens of Africans participating in the AFCON, the city detected 82 travelers with malaria, and reportedly cured them all.

Saudi Arabia reports cholera infection in southern province

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 - 05:00 GMT

Saudi Arabia confirmed one cholera infection and three other suspected cases in an area bordering Yemen.

Ambassador: No cholera cases among Egyptians in Algeria

Tue, 28 Aug 2018 - 01:58 GMT

Egyptian Ambassador here Omar Abu Eish said on Tuesday that all Egyptians living in Algeria are safe with no cholera cases among them.

WHO warns of new Yemen cholera surge, asks for ceasefire to vaccinate

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 - 11:15 GMT

Previous outbreaks might have helped build cholera immunity in the population, but other diseases, as well as malnutrition, have weakened Yemenis' immune systems.

Suspected cholera cases hit 1 million in Yemen, Red Cross says

Thu, 21 Dec 2017 - 11:28 GMT

he number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has hit 1 million, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday.

Cholera could resurge in Yemen: WHO

Mon, 04 Dec 2017 - 09:12 GMT

WHO said Sunday that cholera could resurge in Yemen due to the shortage of fuel delivered to hospitals and water pumps.

Mass cholera vaccinations begin in Rohingya camps

Tue, 10 Oct 2017 - 10:15 GMT

The United Nations launched one of its biggest ever cholera vaccination drives in the vast refugee camps of southeast Bangladesh Tuesday.

WHO to vaccinate Rohingya refugees against cholera

Sun, 08 Oct 2017 - 02:10 GMT

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports 900,000 doses of oral cholera vaccine are expected to arrive in Cox’s Bazar.

ICRC expects suspect cholera cases in Yemen to reach 1 million

Fri, 29 Sep 2017 - 09:48 GMT

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expected the suspected cases of cholera in Yemen to reach one million by the end of 2017.

UN seeks $10 million as Nigeria cholera outbreak worsens

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 - 01:27 GMT

At least 44 people have now died in a cholera outbreak in northeast Nigeria, the United Nations said Monday.

Cholera cases in Yemen could hit 850,000 this year: Red Cross

Wed, 13 Sep 2017 - 01:34 GMT

The cholera epidemic tearing through Yemen, exacerbating the already dire humanitarian situation in the war-ravaged country.

Unsung heroes' winning Yemen cholera battle: UNICEF

Tue, 29 Aug 2017 - 02:59 GMT

The cholera epidemic that has ravaged war-torn Yemen has been declining for the past two months because of an unprecedented response by "unsung local heroes

Houthis are derailing aid efforts in Yemen: U.N

Sun, 20 Aug 2017 - 02:43 GMT

The UN said Saturday that Houthis and pro-Saleh militias hijack humanitarian assistance and aid vehicles in Yemen.

Yemen records 500,000 cholera cases, nearly 2,000 deaths

Mon, 14 Aug 2017 - 10:47 GMT

More than half a million people in Yemen have been infected with cholera since the epidemic began four months ago and 1,975 people have died

IOM responds as Cholera spreads in South Sudan

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 - 05:22 GMT

As the rainy season progresses in South Sudan, rapid responses are critical to stemming the cholera outbreak that has affected the country for over a year.

IOM responds as Cholera spreads in South Sudan

Tue, 08 Aug 2017 - 05:22 GMT

As the rainy season progresses in South Sudan, rapid responses are critical to stemming the cholera outbreak that has affected the country for over a year.

Yemen's cholera death toll hits 1,890 - minister

Fri, 04 Aug 2017 - 11:40 GMT

Yemeni Minister of Health and Population Naser Baoom said Friday that 1,890 cholera-related deaths were recorded from April 27 till the end of July.

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