Cholera
Cholera resurges in Syria after earthquakes hamper efforts to control outbreak
Successful vaccination campaign has been severely disrupted by the devastation in February that caused widespread damage to water supply and transport links
Ruth Michaelson
21, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM
Children face acute risk amid Malawi’s deadliest cholera outbreak
The disease, which has killed 1,500 people since last March, has been aggravated by heavy rains and an overburdened health system
Saeed Kamali Dehghan and Charles Pensulo in Lilongwe
10, Mar, 2023 @6:30 AM
Haiti receives its first batch of cholera vaccines to tackle deadly outbreak
Campaign to stem the spread of the disease takes place against a backdrop of political chaos, gang violence and fuel shortages
Luke Taylor
22, Dec, 2022 @7:15 AM
WHO forced to ration vaccine as cholera cases surge worldwide
Health officials halve dose to eke out ‘extremely limited’ supply amid unprecedented rise in outbreaks
Lizzy Davies
19, Oct, 2022 @3:22 PM
Dismay as key cholera vaccine is discontinued
Exclusive: halt to production of Shanchol vaccine alarms WHO amid ‘unprecedented’ global outbreaks
Lizzy Davies
14, Oct, 2022 @5:00 AM
Crisis-hit Haiti braces for new cholera outbreak as gangs hamper relief efforts
In a country beset by violence, water and fuel shortages have closed healthcare facilities and allowed the disease to re-emerge
Luke Taylor
06, Oct, 2022 @5:00 AM
Pakistan town blames deadly cholera outbreak on government neglect
Residents of Pir Koh say poor water provision and a dirty water tank led to 26 deaths, the majority among children under seven
Shah Meer Baloch
23, May, 2022 @6:00 AM
Ethiopian drought leading to ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage, Unicef warns
With hunger across Horn of Africa and 600,000 children out of school, ‘desperate’ parents push more girls into early marriage
Lizzy Davies
30, Apr, 2022 @6:15 AM
Refugees hit hardest as deadly floods sweep across continents
Death toll rises as storms continue to rip through communities, destroying homes and livelihoods
Kaamil Ahmed
31, Jul, 2021 @4:00 PM
Ten years after the Arab spring, Yemen has little hope left
Racked by war, cholera and now coronavirus, the country faces the world’s worst famine in decades
Bethan McKernan in Ataq, Yemen
01, Feb, 2021 @5:00 AM
How do pandemics end? In different ways, but it’s never quick and never neat | Mark Honigsbaum
Just like the Black Death, influenza and smallpox, Covid-19 will affect almost every aspect of our of lives – even after a vaccine turns up
Mark Honigsbaum
18, Oct, 2020 @8:15 AM
Agencies fear hidden cholera deaths in Yemen as Covid-19 overwhelms clinics
Thousands of deaths potentially missed as patients avoid health centres, with both diseases set to peak in coming weeks, warn NGOs
Peter Beaumont and Patrick Wintour
28, Jul, 2020 @5:27 PM
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