cholera Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/cholera/ Latest News & Press Releases Tue, 26 Jul 2016 13:29:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png cholera Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/cholera/ 32 32 WHO and Ministry of Health expand cholera response to minimize future risk https://news.media.co.za/who-and-ministry-of-health-expand-cholera-response-to-minimize-future-risk/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 13:29:50 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=5014 Juba, 25 July 2016 – In a move to prevent a cholera outbreak from spreading, the Ministry of Health of South Sudan with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and health partners are ramping up disease surveillance and treatment efforts. Across the country, 271 cholera cases have been reported, including 14 deaths since 12 […]

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]]> Cholera vaccine supply set to double, easing global shortage https://news.media.co.za/cholera-vaccine-supply-set-to-double-easing-global-shortage/ Fri, 08 Jan 2016 11:17:14 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3524 The global supply of oral cholera vaccines is set to double after WHO approved a third producer, helping to address global shortages and expand access in more countries. Globally, OCV production is low, with demands currently exceeding supply. Sudan and Haiti last year made requests to WHO for supplies of vaccines to conduct pre-emptive vaccination […]

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