Tag Archives: Cholera

  Climate change, floods and droughts are fuelling the spread of pathogens that are resistant to drugs Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Extreme weather events linked to climate change, including floods and droughts, are fuelling the spread of vector-borne diseases in the East and Horn of African region, experts said on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mass vaccination against cholera has kicked off today in Kasese district. The five-day exercise was rolled out on Sunday by a joint team comprising of Ministry of Health officials and the district health team with support from World Health Organization-WHO. The exercise will target more …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kotido district is seeking for 15.8 million shillings to improve the cholera response plan following the growing number of cases reported each day. By Tuesday, there were 27 active cases and on average at least 5-7 cases are admitted for care each day according …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have called for regular water quality tests, after a study found that the water used for domestic use in key areas including Kampala are far below recommendations by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in terms of turbidity, pH and oxygen content. Prof. Christopher …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 11 suspected cholera cases have been reported in Kotido district. The Kotido District Health Officer, Dr. Serino Acar, says they have dispatched samples from the suspected cases to the Public Health Laboratory in Kampala for testing. Dr. Acar says a Cholera Response Taskforce …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto authorities have announced plans to recognize frontline health workers who played a key role in containing the cholera outbreak in the district that was confirmed in May. At least 458 cases have been treated and discharged from Loputuk treatment center. Moroto Chief Administrative …

Moroto, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has fallen short of its target in the Oral Cholera Vaccination exercise launched in the wake of a cholera outbreak in Moroto district.    The vaccination started on Monday, targeting to cover 85, 000 people across the district. However, the vaccination …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mass vaccination against Cholera has kicked off in Moroto district. The five-day exercise was rolled out yesterday morning by a joint team comprising the World Health Organization-WHO and the Ministry of Health to contain the spread of the acute diarrhoeal disease which spreads through …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization will next week start mass vaccination against cholera in Moroto district. The campaign is set to kick start on Monday next week. Dr Kenneth Kabali, the WHO consultant and Disease control officer and Head of Karamoja …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has delivered drugs and disinfectants worth 12 million Shillings to Moroto as Cholera cases continue to rise in the district. The consignment was delivered to Loputuk health centre III by the National Medical Stores (NMS). According to the in-charge Phillip …