By MONICA KAYOMBO in Nairobi
SINCE the beginning of this year, the number of cholera cases reported by World Health Organisation (WHO) regional office for Africa as of June 30 was 104, 038 and 1, 732 respectively, with a case fatality ratio of 1.7 percent, it has been revealed.
According to the AFRO monthly bulletin for July, 2024 issue, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zambia, and Zimbabwe account for 85.7 percent (89, 208) of the total cases and 91.2 percent (1, 580) of total deaths reported by June 30, 2024.
And the “State of Africa’s Environment 2024,” report released by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on September 16, this year in collaboration with Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) states that the repeated outbreaks of cholera and CLICK HERE TO READ MORE
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