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Cholera kills 12 in Mozambique within 24 hours, as cases spike in Malawi
Mozambique has recorded 12 deaths from cholera in the last 24 hours, as well as 135 new cases, according to official data released on...
Africa experiencing worst outbreak of cholera in 25 years, Africa CDC says
Africa is facing the worst outbreak of cholera in 25 years, the Africa CDC told reporters in a briefing on Thursday, blaming the rise...
Cholera deaths surge 50% in 2024 as over 6,000 die – WHO
New global statistics have revealed cholera cases rose by 5% and deaths by 50% in 2024 compared to 2023, with more than 6,000 people...
Greater Accra records 200 cholera cases, 13 deaths in 2025
The Greater Accra Regional Health Directorate has confirmed a total of 200 cholera cases in the region so far this year, with 13 deaths...
Ghana Health Service declares Greater Accra cholera-free
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has officially declared the Greater Accra Region cholera-free, after going 30 consecutive days without recording a single case.
The announcement...
South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says
Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after U.S. aid cuts forced...
Cholera cases in Central Region rise to 3,028, death toll reaches 19
The Central Regional Health Directorate has reported a rise in suspected cholera cases, reaching 3,028, with 260 confirmed infections.
At the Annual Health Sector Performance...
Residents of Asawase Bombey decry poor sanitation, fear cholera outbreak
Residents of Bombey, a suburb of Asawase in the Ashanti Region, have raised serious concerns over the worsening sanitation crisis in their community, fearing...
Filth takes over Kumasi-Alaba amid rising cholera outbreak
A severe sanitation crisis has gripped Kumasi-Alaba, with uncollected refuse piling up in the streets, heightening concerns as Ghana battles an escalating cholera outbreak.
Residents...
Health Minister to brief Parliament today on Cholera, CSM outbreaks
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh is set to appear before Parliament today, Tuesday, February 18, to provide an update on ongoing public health emergencies...
GHS intensifies vaccination as cholera outbreak claims 40 lives
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) is intensifying vaccination and sensitisation as a cholera outbreak claims 40 lives and infects over 6,000 people nationwide.
The outbreak,...
GHS begins cholera vaccination drive amid rising cases
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has commenced a cholera vaccination campaign in Accra to combat the escalating...
Cholera outbreak: Bury dead relatives immediately – Environmental Health Office warns
The Central Regional Environmental Health Office has cautioned families who lose their relatives to cholera to bury them immediately to protect the community.
The office...
EU provides GHC 1.6m to Ghana to aid cholera fight
The European Union (EU) has allocated GHC 1.6 million (€100,000) in humanitarian funding to aid communities affected by the ongoing cholera outbreak.
The outbreak, which...
Afenyo-Markin supports cholera fight in Effutu with GH₵100k
Member of Parliament for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has supported the Winneba Municipal Health Directorate with GH₵100,000 to aid in the fight against cholera.
Currently, three...
GHS to embark on cholera vaccination for children in Accra MetroÂ
The Ghana Health Service has announced a cholera vaccination campaign targeting children across the Accra Metropolitan area.
This initiative is part of efforts to combat...
Parliament summons Health Minister over cholera and meningitis outbreak
Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has been directed to appear before Parliament within a week.
The summons is for Mr. Akandoh to provide a comprehensive...
Cholera outbreak in Effutu kills two children
The Effutu Municipality in the Central Region is currently grappling with a cholera outbreak, which has resulted in 356 reported cases and two fatalities,...
29 cholera cases reported in Winneba
The Effutu Municipal Hospital has confirmed 29 cases of cholera out of 356 recorded cases in the municipality.
According to the hospital, one person has...
GHS to vaccinate health workers in cholera-affected areas
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that all health workers involved in the cholera vaccination exercise in the Central Region will receive vaccines...
Ghana progresses in prevention and control of cholera
A study by WHO-AFRO evaluating the five-year progress of the implementation of the regional cholera prevention and control framework adopted in 2018, has shown...
Cholera threat looms in Cape Coast amid water crisis
The Central Regional Health Directorate has raised a critical alarm regarding a potential cholera outbreak in the Cape Coast Municipality, triggered by an ongoing...
Cholera kills three in Agona West Municipality
Three people have been reported dead in the Agona West Municipality following the outbreak of cholera in Agona Swedru and surrounding towns in the...
Cholera cases at Agona Swedru rise to 214
The number of suspected cases of Cholera recorded in the Agona West Municipality of the Central Region has risen to 214.
Officials from the Ghana...
11 Cholera cases recorded in Agona West
The Ghana Health Service in the Agona West District of the Central Region is grappling with 214 suspected cases of cholera, with 11 cases...
Ghana: Death toll from cholera outbreak hit 37
The cholera outbreak in some parts of Ghana has claimed 37 lives as of December 26, 2024, with confirmed cases rising from 346 to...
Ashanti region confirms 5 cholera cases
The Ashanti region has for the first time recorded five confirmed cholera cases in three districts.
The Sekyere South district has the highest number of...
35 dead as cholera outbreak spreads across five regions
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has confirmed 35 deaths from the cholera outbreak and 4,155 suspected across five regions nationwide.
The Western Region according to GHS...
Minority demands urgent action on cholera outbreak
The Ranking Member on Parliament’s Health Committee, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has criticized the government for its inadequate response to the ongoing cholera outbreak, which...
GHS administers 290,000 cholera vaccines in first two days in W/R
The Western Regional Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), has so far administered about 290,000 doses of cholera vaccines out of a targeted...
Western Region records 15 cholera deaths
The Western Region has so far recorded 15 deaths from the cholera outbreak with Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis and Effia-Kwesimintsim Municipality as the epicentres.
The Deputy Regional...
MMDAs directed to institute measures to curb Cholera outbreak in Western Region
The Western Regional Co-ordinating Council (WRCC) has directed Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to institute stringent measures to curb the surge in cholera...
GHS to begin Cholera vaccination in Western Region
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) will launch a mass cholera vaccination campaign in the Western Region, beginning today, December 15, and running through Thursday,...
Cholera outbreak in Western region claims 10 lives
A cholera outbreak in the Western Region has claimed ten lives, with numerous others hospitalized in various healthcare facilities.
As of December 7, 789 suspected...
Food vendors banned from selling vegetables to curb cholera outbreak in Western Region
The Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC) has announced immediate measures to combat a severe cholera outbreak that has gripped the region, with alarming infection...
Cholera outbreak: Central region records 7 deaths, 47 confirmed and 720 suspected cases
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has recorded seven fatalities, 47 confirmed cases and 720 suspected instances of cholera in the Central Region since Thursday,...
GHS recommends reinstating COVID-19 hygiene protocols to control cholera spread
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged the public to re-adopt COVID-19 hygiene practices to help curb the current cholera outbreak.
Deputy Director of Disease...
Cholera outbreak: 16 dead, 115 infected in one month
A total of 16 people have died, and 115 others have been infected in the ongoing cholera outbreak in various parts of the country...
GHS sends important message to the public amid cholera surge [Listen]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has urged Ghanaians to maintain a clean environment amid a surge in cholera cases.
Director of Public Health at the...
Cholera outbreak in Kasoa: 56 cases reported as GHS intensifies control efforts
Authorities report that 56 cholera cases have been recorded since the outbreak began in the Kasoa area, where initial cases numbered around five.
Currently, 46...