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2 days ago · July 7, 2024. Mizzima. A significant increase in the number of patients suspected of being infected with cholera has been reported in several townships within the Yangon Region, according to reports from social assistance organizations, local people, and doctors. An official from a social aid association in Thaketa Township reported that one ...
Jun 19, 2024 · Since January 2023, 92 million OCV doses were requested by 16 countries, nearly double the 49 million doses produced during this period. WHO classified the global resurgence of cholera as a grade 3 emergency in January 2023, the highest internal level for emergencies in WHO.
Jun 19, 2024 · Global Cholera and Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) Dashboard. • From 1 January 2024 to 26 May 2024, a cumulative total of 194 897 cholera cases and 1932 deaths were reported from 24 countries across five WHO regions, with the Eastern Mediterranean Region recording the highest
2 days ago · To date, one patient at Victoria Hospital and four patients at Yangon General Hospital have tested positive for cholera, totaling five patients. The remaining patients with diarrhea symptoms did not test positive for cholera," he said. Additionally, the authorities inspected Nwe Aye Ward, Thae Kwin Squatter Area, where the outbreak started.
1 day ago · 982. VIEWS. YANGON—Six people in Myanmar’s biggest city have tested positive for cholera, a junta spokesman said on Saturday, adding the regime had ordered the temporary closure of restaurants in the area. Nine people living in a “squatter ward” in the commercial hub of Yangon were hospitalized for severe diarrhea and one later tested ...
Jun 20, 2024 · The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a spike in cholera in several regions of the world, with almost 195,000 cases and over 1,900 deaths reported in 24 countries since the start...
Jun 18, 2024 · The worst cholera outbreaks in 20 years are highlighting the dire shortage of vaccine supplies and the problems of vaccine inequity and manufacturing. Jane Feinmann reports.
