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Haiti Cholera Victims Threaten Lawsuit Against UN
10 May 2013 - 07:19 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
HAITI, PORT-AU-PRINCE — Lawyers for Boston-based Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti announced this week that Haitian cholera victims have givien the United Nations an ultimatum: start talks concerning perhaps bi
Doctors Without Borders Raises Alarm About Cholera in Haiti
13 Mar 2013 - 10:09 by Local Press Report
PORT AU PRINCE (Haiti Libre) — A few weeks before the beginning of the rainy season [April to November], synonymous of resurgence of cholera in Haiti, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) visited more than thir
Haiti Announces New Cholera Elimination Plan, Calls for New Funding
4 Mar 2013 - 10:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
HAITI, PORT-AU-PRINCE — The Haitian government last week announced its new $2.2 billion USD plan to eliminate cholera from the island of Hispaniola (which includes Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
UN Denies Haiti Cholera Compensation
25 Feb 2013 - 10:55 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
HAITI, PORT-AU- PRINCE — The United Nations late last week denied Haitian claims for compensation in the wake of a cholera epidemic brought, widely believed to have been brought to the island nation in October 2010 by UN N
Yemeni Province’s Water Contaminated; Population at Risk
21 Feb 2013 - 09:55 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
YEMEN, SANA’A — Several water networks in Yemen’s southern Abyan province are contaminated and unfit for consumption, according to recent tests conducted by the Central Laboratory of Public Health.
Cholera Strikes Uganda After Floods
1 Feb 2013 - 10:55 by Local Press Report
NTOROKO (The New Vision) — At least 18 cholera cases have recently been confirmed in Ntoroko district following massive displacement of residents by floods. According to Ntoroko MP Martin Mugara, the patients were adm
Suspected Cholera Outbreak in Zambia Claims Four Lives
30 Jan 2013 - 10:19 by Local Press Report
LUAPULA (Times of Zambia) — Four people have likely died from a diarrhoeal disease suspected to be cholera that has broken out in Chipili District of Luapula Province. Chipili Member of Parliament (MP) Davies Mwila confi
Haiti Received $95 Million from US for Cholera
17 Jan 2013 - 10:06 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (United States Department of State) — The U.S.
Cuba Confirms Cholera in Capital
16 Jan 2013 - 03:06 by Local Press Report
HAVANA (AP/Go-Jamaica) — Cuba's Public Health Ministry today confirmed 51 new cases of cholera in the capital amid growing concerns about the illness' spread and disappointment in the diplomatic community over the governme
Cholera Outbreak in Cuba Kept Quiet by Government
10 Dec 2012 - 09:46 by Local Press Report
MIAMI (McClatchy) — Cuba, especially the eastern third of the island, is suffering an alarming outbreak of cholera, brewed in its decrepit water and sewer systems and fueled by Hurricane Sandy's floods, according to
Haiti to Call for $2 Billion USD in Aid for Cholera
30 Nov 2012 - 09:21 by Local Press Report
PORT-AU-PRINCE (The Guardian) — Haiti is to call upon the international community for more than $2 billion USD to fight cholera amid growing evidence that the world's worst epidemic was started by UN peacekeepers. The govern
Haiti Cholera On the Rise After Hurricane Sandy
21 Nov 2012 - 10:29 by Local Press Report
PORT-AU-PRINCE (infosurhoy) — The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Haitian officials have reported 3,593 cases of cholera since Hurricane Sandy passed over the nation in October. IOM spokesman Jumbe Omar
Cholera Outbreak Worsening in Guinea-Bissau
14 Nov 2012 - 10:32 by Local Press Report
BISSAU (IRIN) — As cholera case rates decline in Guinea and Sierra Leone, they are on the rise in Guinea-Bissau, with 1,500 cases reported and nine deaths as of November 11, according to the Ministry of Health.&
Haitian-Led, International Efforts Significantly Reduce Cholera Deaths
23 Oct 2012 - 08:54 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WASHINGTON DC — With the two-year anniversary this month of the first cholera case in Haiti, deaths have significantly been reduced due to “Haitian-led, international supported efforts,” the United States Departme
Sierra Leone Cholera On Decline
19 Oct 2012 - 08:48 by Local Press Report
FREETOWN (IRIN) — Sierra Leone's worst cholera outbreak in 15 years has eased in the past two months and new infections each week have recently dipped to below 1,000. Some 841 new cases were reported in the f
Cholera Pops Up in Central China
15 Oct 2012 - 08:50 by Local Press Report
WUHAN (China Daily) — Nine cases of cholera have been confirmed in Central China's Hubei province, health authorities said Saturday. Nine people were diagnosed with the infectious disease after attending a wedding
Cholera Outbreak in Kurdistan
12 Oct 2012 - 09:09 by Local Press Report
ARBIL (Press TV) — Government ministries in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region are pulling together to prevent the spread of cholera.
Kenya, Somalia Battling Cholera Outbreak
5 Oct 2012 - 09:40 by Local Press Report
ISIOLO (IRIN) — An outbreak of cholera along the Kenya-Somalia border has left dozens dead and many more sick, according to local residents, aid workers and government officials. "We have recorded nine deat
Caribbean Bloc Joins Regional Coalition to Fight Cholera
28 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regional bloc has joined the new regional “Cholera-Free Hispaniola” initiative, which aims to eradicate the disease in Haiti and the Dominican Republic by 2022.
Cholera Found in Yekaterinburg Reservoir
27 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Russia, YEKATERINBURG — Investigators in the Sverdlovsk Region of Russia have found cholera bacteria in reservoirs serving the city of Yekaterinburg.
Guinea's Capital City Residents Call for Cholera Vaccine
14 Sep 2012 - 09:22 by Local Press Report
CONAKRY (IRIN) — With Guinea facing its gravest cholera outbreak since 2007, some residents of the capital Conakry are clamouring to be vaccinated. Conakry - where rubbish is piled high at every turn, many n
UN Says "Slight Spike" in Cholera Cases After Isaac Hits Haiti
10 Sep 2012 - 09:36 by Local Press Report
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Boston Haitian Reporter) — The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti says it has seen a "slight rise'' in the number of cholera cases following the recent passage of Tropical Storm Isaac. The U.N.
Cholera Outbreak at Malawi’s Drying Lake Chilwa
29 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Malawi, LILONGWE — Cholera has broken out in the Zomba, Machinga and Phalombe districts on Malawi’s second largest lake, Lake Chilwa, due to poor sanitation conditions in the region.
Hygiene Key to Fighting Cholera in Sierra Leone Slum
29 Aug 2012 - 10:35 by Local Press Report
MABELA (International Federation of Red Cross) — The Sierra Leone Red Cross Society says the Mabela slum community of 20,000 people has one of the highest rates of cholera in the city. Mabela community Chief Alhaji Alimamy Kamara says
Cholera Outbreak in Mpulungu, Zambia
20 Aug 2012 - 07:13 by Local Press Report
MPULUNGU (Times of Zambia) — Cholera has broken out in Mpulungu District in Northern Province leaving one person dead and several hospitalised. Northern Province Permanent Secretary Emmanuel Mwamba who confirmed the out
Bogota Authorities Continue to Defend Water Quality
9 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Colombia, BOGOTA — Bogota authorities this week continued to defend the quality of drinking water in the city, in the wake of a controversy in late July that saw Mayor Gustavo Petro announcing he planned to sue news
Guinea Government Says Cholera Outbreak Not Letting Up
9 Aug 2012 - 21:44 by Local Press Report
CONAKRY (AFP) — An outbreak of cholera in Guinea has killed 60 people since February and is showing no signs of letting up, the country's health ministry said Thursday. Officials have registered 2,054 cases
Residents Call for Better Water Delivery Amid Disease Outbreak
6 Aug 2012 - 10:01 by Local Press Report
ZIMBABWE, HARARE (The Standard (Zimbabwe)) — A local residents' trust has called on the Harare City Council (HCC) to show political commitment towards improving water delivery in the city. The call comes after several outbreaks of diar
US Representatives Urge UN to Take Responsibility for Haiti Cholera Outbreak
26 Jul 2012 - 10:55 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WASHINGTON DC — Late last week, 104 members of the U.S.
US Government Has Provided Haiti With $95 Million USD to Combat Cholera
25 Jul 2012 - 09:21 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (United States Department of State) — At the request of the Government of Haiti, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S.
Renowned Cholera Expert Finds Second Strand in Haiti
19 Jul 2012 - 09:15 by Local Press Report
PORT-AU-PRINCE (The Reporter ) — Rita Colwell, a former director of the U.S.
Philippines Declares Cholera Epidemic in Bicol
17 Jul 2012 - 08:24 by Local Press Report
Cases of the dangerous, gastrointestinal disease, cholera have been seen at epidemic levels in the Bicol Region according to Department of Health (DOH) reports.Cuban Officials Report Cholera Not Spreading
16 Jul 2012 - 08:41 by Local Press Report
HAVANA (Reuters) — Cuba said on Saturday that a cholera outbreak in eastern Cuba is diminishing and has not spread to other parts of the country. A Public Health Ministry statement said there were 158 confirme
Cholera Spreads to Cuban Captial
9 Jul 2012 - 08:31 by Local Press Report
HAVANA (BBC News) — A patient has been diagnosed with cholera in the Cuban capital, Havana, days after three people died in a rare outbreak in the south-eastern town of Manzanillo. More t
Cuban Government Blames Contaminated Well for Cholera Outbreak
5 Jul 2012 - 10:13 by Local Press Report
HAVANA (EmpowHer) — Three people have died of cholera and another 50 have been diagnosed with the illness in an outbreak caused by contaminated well water, the Cuban government said on Tuesday. It blamed recent
Rainy Season to Put 250,000 at Risk of Cholera in Haiti
22 May 2012 - 14:39 by Local Press Report
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AlertNet) — Up to 250,000 people are at risk from cholera during Haiti’s hurricane season, warns children’s charity Plan International. Aid workers for Plan are launching awareness campaigns in schools an
Ghana's Jomoro District Appeals for Help With Cholera Outbreak
21 May 2012 - 09:16 by Local Press Report
HALF ASSINI (GNA (Ghana)) — The Jomoro District Directorate of the Ghana Health Service has appealed passionately to government, benevolent societies and philanthropists to help acquire the necessary drugs to deal with the ou
Health Authorities Check Water Samples for Cholera
15 Dec 2010 - 14:35 by Local Press Report
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SANTO DOMINGO (The Associated Press) — Health authorities in the Dominican Republic are analyzing water samples from the area along the border with Haiti in an effort to find the source of cholera cases in the country.
Haiti Cholera Epidemic Could Reach 650,000 Cases in Next Six Months
8 Dec 2010 - 14:35 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
new yorK, ny, united states — T he World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) have now estimated a possible 650,000 cases of cholera in Haiti over the next six months.
Poor Sanitation Main Cause of Cholera Spread in Haiti
24 Nov 2010 - 16:02 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — t-'oor sanitation in Haiti is the main reason cholera is spreading in the country, according to Tom Adams, the US State Department's Special Coordinator for Haiti.
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