Cholera

Angola okwa taalela etukuko lyo Cholera

Angola okwa taalela etukuko lyo Chorela moomvula 20,noya taandela okuya kiikandjo 17 yomiikandjo 21 yoshilongo okuza mu Jan. O Africa news oya lopota kutya etukuko olyaetitha omaso geli 600,niipotha ya konda 18 000 ya lopotwa okuthika omwedhi nguka,,shiikwatelela komahangano giigwana ya hangana. Ominista yuuhaku nookume,mwa kwatelwa ehangano lyo WHO,oya yamukula ketukuko oku pitila moku tongolola iipotha,oku tuma oospan dhoku yamukula komukithi,oshowo okuya moonkundathana moshigwana. Oshilongo osha tamekitha wo oshikonga shotuntila […]

12 May, 2025 6

Oshiwambo

President Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah okwati shihapu onghee sha pumbiwa okuningwapo natango moshikondo shouhaku

Omupresident woshilongo Netumbo Nandi Ndaitwah, okwati nonande shihapu sha pondolwapo natango moku yandja ekwafo koo meme veli humbata oshoyo pefimbo loku pulumuna, natango shihapu onghee sha pumbwa oku ningwapo moshikodo shouhaku. Omupresident woshilongo edi okwe dipopya metumwalaka laye olo ayandja lanuninwa efiku loku dimbuluka efiku loundjolowelwe mounyuni olo la dimbulukiwa onghela mounyuni aushe. Okwati oshikondo shouhaku onghee sha taalela omashongo omikifi ngaashi etukuko lomukifi wo cholera, oo wa didilikwa taweendelele […]

8 April, 2025 20

Oshiwambo

Oshipotha sho Cholera sha lopotwa moshitopolwa Kunene

Uuministeli wuuhaku owa koleke oshipotha sho Cholera moshitopolwa Kunene. Omuvu omukiintu gomimvo 55 okwa ka konga uuhaku koshipangelo sha Opuwo ,sho uulike omadhidhiliko taga limbilike gafa o cholera. Omuvu okwaaluka,nokwa lalekwa eli monkalo ombwaanawa. Shika oshipotha shotango sho Cholera tashi lopotwa mo Namibia moomvula 10.

12 March, 2025 37

Oshiwambo

Omunhu umwe amonika omukifi wo cholera moshitopolwa sha Kunene

Ouministry wonghalo nawa no udjolowele owa koleka omunhu umwe aningwa oshihakanwa shomukifi wo cholera moshitopolwa sha Kunene. Nakuningwa oshihakanwa okuli omukainhu womido dili 55, oo eli omunaudu ali eya oku konga ekwafo louhaku koshipangelo sha Opuwo konima eshi ahovela no madidiliko oshimela shomeva oule womafiku eli 2. Olopota oyati omukainhu okwali akufwa omakonaakono onyata, noidjemo oyo yapita omandaxa oya koleka kutya okuna oudu womukifi wo cholera. Olopota oyati omunaudu okwa […]

12 March, 2025 18

Africa

Nigeria’s Cholera Deaths Surge 239% in 2024, Reaching 350 by September

Nigeria has seen a sharp rise in cholera-related deaths in 2024, with 350 fatalities recorded between January and September, a 239% increase compared to 106 deaths during the same period last year, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Duetsche Welle reports that the health authorities are supplying vaccines to the hardest-hit states, including Lagos, the most affected region, but are facing increasing demands for more doses […]

8 October, 2024 15

Africa

Aluminium foil that can clean water: we’ve developed a coating which attracts and traps dangerous microbes

John Fredricks/NurPhoto By Taufiq Ihsan, Universitas Andalas More than 2 billion people around the world do not have access to safe, uncontaminated drinking water. Around 418 million of them live in African countries. The problem is most acute in rural communities, where people’s primary water sources are rivers, lakes and hand-dug wells, which are often contaminated with harmful pathogens. This contamination is caused by inadequate sanitation facilities, open […]

2 September, 2024 46

Oshiwambo

Ovanhu vedulife po 307 000 vaningwa oihakanwa youdu wo Cholera mounyuni

Ehangano louhaku mounyuni (WHO) olati Omuvalu wovanhu vefike po 307 433 ovaningwa oihakanwa yomukifi wo Cholera, omanga 2326 vaxulifa okudja moilongo ifike po 26, sha didilikwa pokati komwedi wa January na July Shelikwatelela kehangano lo WHO, otati oilyolongo youshilo wa Mediterranean, oyo unene yadidilikwa omuvalu uli pombada woshiwana shaningwa oihakanwa ya landulwa koilyolongo yenenedu la Africa, oumbuwanhu noushilo wenenedu la Asia, oshitopolwa sha Americas, oshoyo oshitopolwa shenenedu lova Europe. Olopota yehangano […]

16 August, 2024 37

Africa

Nigeria Begins Dialogue for Cholera Vaccine Supply

Nigeria has initiated talks with Gavi Alliance, a global health partnership to obtain the oral cholera vaccine from them. This is in the wake of an outbreak of cholera in the country. As Tesem Akende reports from Jos.

28 June, 2024 57

Health / Medical

Cholera can kill you within hours if left untreated: how to recognise the symptoms and protect yourself

By Samuel Kariuki, Kenya Medical Research Institute Cholera is a deadly disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, associated with poor sanitation and limited access to clean water. But it has also been found in seemingly clean places, including affluent neighbourhoods, hotels and restaurants with poor hygiene practices such as handling food with dirty hands and using contaminated water to wash utensils and prepare food. […]

10 June, 2024 65