Residents of Bayelsa State heaved a sigh of relief as the World Health Organisation (WHO) recently commenced mass vaccination against cholera.Several communities in the state had been recently ravaged ...

A global surge in cholera is threatening vulnerable people from Angola to Myanmar, fuelled by conflict, natural disasters and climate change, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday ...

The death toll from the powerful quake that hit on March 28 rose to 3,471, state media reported, with 4,671 people injured ...

The death toll from the powerful quake that hit on March 28 rose to 3,471, state media reported, with 4,671 people injured and another 214 still missing. Aid agencies have warned the combination of ...

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has been at the forefront of the emergency response, delivering critical medical supplies and coordinating lifesaving care. However, hospitals are overwhelmed, ...

Convened by more than 15 countries, 20 regional health agencies, health emergency networks and other partners, “Exercise Polaris” was designed to test a new global coordination mechanism for health ...

LONDON, England (CNN)-- Cholera is caused by becoming infected with a bacterium called vibrio cholera. It's a disease that ...

The total number of people now affected by cholera in the country has hit 70, with one more person losing their life, raising the total number of deaths in the country to six. This is according to the ...