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Bharatiya Janata Party releases first list of candidates for Delhi Assembly polls, fields Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma against Kejriwal | Firecracker unit explosion in Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar kills 6 | Body of independent journalist, who went missing on Jan 1, found in a septic tank in Chhattisgarh | Delhi: 14-year-old student stabbed to death outside school after brawl with classmate | Rohit Sharma confirms he is not retiring amid speculations after skipping Sydney Test | India objects to China's 'new counties' announcement, says parts of these come under Ladakh | No cause for alarm over HMPV virus spread in China: Indian Health Agency | PM Modi gives a call for change in Delhi launching fierce attack on Arvind Kejriwal's AAP | Quran open to passage glorifying violence, bomb-making materials tracked in New Orleans attacker Shamshud-Din Jabbar's home | Jasprit Bumrah leads India in series decider after Rohit Sharma opts to rest in Sydney Test amid poor show with willow
Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest outbreaks, WHO reports

Cholera cases soar globally; Malawi, Haiti deadliest outbreaks, WHO reports

Jan 17, 2024, at 10:43 pm

The world enters 2024 with soaring cases of cholera globally, with over 667,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths last year, UN agencies have reported.

WHO supports Uganda Ebola response, faces challenges fighting Haiti cholera outbreak

WHO supports Uganda Ebola response, faces challenges fighting Haiti cholera outbreak

Oct 14, 2022, at 11:27 pm

New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to support Uganda as the Government there responds to a deadly Ebola outbreak, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday, in his weekly press conference on global health challenges.

UN chief calls for ‘enhanced security support’ for Haiti, as crisis worsens; cholera deaths mount

UN chief calls for ‘enhanced security support’ for Haiti, as crisis worsens; cholera deaths mount

Oct 11, 2022, at 10:28 pm

New York: Amid a deteriorating security situation in Haiti, UN Security-General António Guterres called on Sunday for the Security Council to consider deploying armed forces to help the country address immense humanitarian concerns.

Haiti: Fuel crisis prompts appeal for humanitarian corridor amid cholera outbreak

Haiti: Fuel crisis prompts appeal for humanitarian corridor amid cholera outbreak

Oct 07, 2022, at 06:07 pm

New York: The United Nations and partners on Thursday called for opening a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti as armed gangs block access to the main fuel terminal amid ongoing economic crisis, insecurity, and a deadly cholera outbreak.

Haiti cholera outbreak ‘stopped in its tracks’

Haiti cholera outbreak ‘stopped in its tracks’

Jan 25, 2020, at 08:56 am

New York/IBNS: After a nine-year long cholera outbreak in Haiti that killed close to 10,000 people, this week the country reached the milestone of an entire year free from any new cases of the deadly waterborne disease.