Cholera outbreak

2023 - 2 - 28

Social Protection, Community and Human Development Cluster post ... (South African Government)

Social Cluster media briefing statement co-chaired by the Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla and Mrs Angie Motshekga, the Minister of Basic Education.

The initiatives are provided in line with Pillar 4 of the National Strategic Plan (NSP) on Gender Based Violence Femicide (GBVF), focusing on Response, Care, Support and Healing. To mobilise parents and communities in the reading development of their children, the DBE continues to implement the Read to Lead Campaign and also want to assure South Africans that there is a reading improvement framework, which guides the different initiatives the sector is involved in. The DBE has furthermore commenced with the development of the Three-Streams Curriculum Model Funding Framework, as a vehicle to mobilise the much-needed funding, including in-kind funding from industry and other partners. The emphasis in the DBE’s work is on Home Language, since the skills of reading are best learned in a learner’s Home Language, and can then be transferred to any Additional Language. To strengthen the quality of support available to teachers, the Department has been providing training to Subject Advisors and Departmental Heads on the early identification of learning barriers. Working in more than four hundred (400) schools in the North-West and Mpumalanga, the Department has been piloting and evaluating innovative ways to support teachers in the teaching of reading. This improvement has been at least partly attributed to increases in the availability and use of reading materials in South African classrooms, especially since the rollout of the DBE Workbook Programme. The Department of Basic Education is focussing on strengthening legislation in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Sector. Ladies and gentlemen, in the SONA the President did congratulate the Class of 2022 for their remarkable pass rate of 80.1% in the face of a range of challenges. The framework is the main tool of women empowerment, which is one of the key pillar in the country’s national strategic plan to manage challenges of Gender Based Violence and Femicide. Within this framework, the Department has taken initial steps towards the introduction of a General Education Certificate (GEC) this year – a commitment that was made in 1995 by our democratic Government in the very first White Paper on Education and Training, Government Notice No.196 of 1995. While great strides have been made in this regard, we have had to deal with unplanned events such as the floods and outbreaks of measles and cholera which are posing a real threat to the health and well-being of communities.

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Twenty-two people died in cholera outbreak post-quake in northwest ... (Arab News)

AMMAN: The Syrian opposition-run civil defence said on Tuesday 22 people had died from an outbreak of cholera in the northwestern region in the aftermath of ...

“Libya cannot be disconnected from the geopolitics and the regional challenges that are happening all around. Khalifa Heftar, who commands the Libyan National Army. He said that “building on previously reached agreements among Libyan stakeholders” he had “decided to launch an initiative aimed at enabling the organization and holding of presidential and legislative elections in 2023.”

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Outbreak of Cholera in Northwest Syria, End of General Security ... (NNN)

Outbreak of Cholera in Northwest Syria, End of General Security Chief's Term in Lebanon and Violent Incidents in the West Bank Spanish authorities said.

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Cholera cases on the rise in SA: Symptoms and treatment (East Coast Radio)

Cholera cases are on the rise in South Africa. Here is what you need to know and how you can take better precaution to reduce your chances of contracting ...

'When finished cleaning, safely dispose of soapy water and dirty rags. [CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/preventionsteps.html). CDC reports that 'most persons infected with the cholera bacterium have mild diarrhea or no symptoms at all'. 'Cook food well, keep it covered, eat it hot, and peel fruits and vegetables. [CDC](https://www.cdc.gov/cholera/treatment/index.html)'s website: Eat foods that have been thoroughly cooked and are still hot and steaming. - Only drink and use safe water for cooking. [symptoms](https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cholera). According to The patient was 24-years-old and resided in Wattville, Benoni in Ekurhuleni, and had no prior local or international travel history. Don't let cholera take your life. [First confirmed cholera death in South Africa](https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/first-confirmed-cholera-death-south-africa/)

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Cholera outbreak in quake-hit northwestern Syria kills two people (Aljazeera.com)

Two people have died and 568 non-fatal cases have been reported in the earthquake-hit areas of northwestern Syria.

It has since spread across various areas of control in the nation fractured by more than a decade of war. “The environment they are living in right now will be infected by diseases, especially the latest spread of cholera.” “Thousands of people have been living in shelters provided by NGOs since the beginning of the disaster, and they are severely crowded,” he said.

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'Gauteng tap water safe to drink, reports of Cholera malicious ... (Citizen)

Social media posts warned Gauteng residents of a Cholera outbreak. The health department said it is malicious misinformation.

“They must also not drink water from contaminated sources. The information shared by these unknown sources has no scientific evidence and is not an official communication from any government entity. [Cholera](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/cholera/) only from official sources. “This information is far from the truth. [water](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/water/). [Gauteng Health Department](https://www.citizen.co.za/tag/gauteng-health-department/) spokesperson Motalatale Modiba said the tap water is safe to drink.

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Gauteng Health dismisses social media claims discouraging people ... (Independent Online)

Amid a cholera outbreak that claimed one life in Gauteng, there are social media messages claiming that people should not drink tap water.

"We want to assure the public that tap water remains safe for drinking. "The Gauteng Department of Health would like to categorically distance itself and dismiss the malicious information that has been circulating on social media platforms that claims that there is a communiqué that has been issued to say people should not drink the tap water," the departmental spokesperson Motalatale Modiba said on Tuesday. Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Health has dismissed the "malicious" information on social media that claims there is an official correspondence advising communities not to drink tap water.

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Two people died of cholera in northwest Syria post-quake -civil ... (Reuters)

Two people have died of cholera in Syria's opposition-held northwest in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that hit the area, a source from the ...

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story "The destruction of infrastructure, water and sewage lines after the earthquake increases the possibility of an outbreak of the disease," the White Helmets said in a tweet. The earthquake left more than 4,000 people dead in the rebel-controlled zone near the Turkish border and damaged fragile health and water infrastructure, prompting fears of a spike in cases of the disease.

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Mozambique targets 720 000 people in cholera vaccination drive (WHO | Regional Office for Africa)

The World Health Organization (WHO) is building a better future for people everywhere. Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, ...

The strain on the availability of vaccines prompted the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision to temporarily suspend the standard two-dose vaccination regimen in cholera outbreak response campaigns, using instead a single-dose approach. Mozambique received around 720 000 doses of the oral cholera vaccine. “We celebrate the launch of this vital immunization campaign alongside the Government of Mozambique and our Alliance partners.” said Thabani Maphosa, Managing Director, Country Programmes Delivery at Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. “The vaccination campaign will be crucial in stemming the spread of cholera and help save lives,” said Dr Severin von Xylander, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Mozambique. During the vaccination campaign vaccinators will use a mixed approach of vaccinating patients in health centres, through mobile teams and by door-to-door visits. People aged one year and older will be vaccinated in the five-day campaign, which started just 10 days after the country took delivery of vaccine doses.

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UN warns of increasing cholera risk in NW Syria after earthquakes (Daily Sabah)

The United Nations warned of a high risk of cholera outbreaks in opposition-held northwest Syria, after two people died from cholera following two...

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UN: Syria facing 'very high number' of cholera outbreaks after quakes (Middle East Monitor)

"The risk of disease is growing amide pre-existing cholera outbreaks," Martin Griffiths told the Security Council, three weeks after deadly 6 February temblors ...

"The prices of food, household costs and other essential items climb higher." Immediate action needs to be taken to restore drinking water to the people of the region to address "the pervasive threat of cholera in Syria, north-west and beyond," he said. In Syria, Griffiths said, hundreds of buildings remain at risk of collapsing, with thousands in the city of Aleppo potentially needing to be demolished.

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Cholera Outbreak in Earthquake-Hit Northwestern Syria Claims ... (NNN)

The destruction of essential infrastructures, like water and sewage lines, has increased the chances of the spread of the disease due to lacking sanitation and ...

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Update | Outbreak of Cholera in South Africa (1 March 2023) - NICD (National Institute for Communicable Diseases)

As of 28 February 2023, a total of six confirmed cholera cases including one death have been reported in Gauteng Province.

Case classification No evidence of a direct link to an imported case. Case number

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Genomic attributes of Vibrio cholerae O1 responsible for 2022 ... (Nature.com)

In 2022, one of its worst cholera outbreaks began in Bangladesh and the icddr,b Dhaka hospital treated more than 1300 patients and ca.

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Zambia: Kabwe Scales Up Measures to Prevent Cholera Outbreak (AllAfrica.com)

The Kabwe Municipal Council (KMC) public health department has intensified the inspection of food as it continues closing the gates of a possible outbreak ...

He said the idea by the local authority public health department to monitor the selling of foodstuffs in the district was timely. It is therefore, important that the public adhere to the health directives of maintaining hygiene and stop selling foodstuffs in undesignated places as the first step to prevent cholera from spreading to all parts of the country. Mr Moono, who is also a Master of Laws (LLM) student at Mulungushi University said as much as the economy demanded that people did various businesses such as selling meat, it was important that the lives of others were too protected by avoiding selling such foodstuffs in undesignated places such as the streets. A restaurant owner at Green Market in Kabwe only identified as Bana Iness said the idea to stop the meat sellers was not good as it was the only source of survival for the sellers in the area. She said it was very difficult for the residents of Kabwe, especially the street hawkers to survive if they were not accorded the chance to do the business of selling foodstuffs on the street. Margret Buumba, a vendor trading in fresh groundnuts said the idea to ban the selling of meat and other foods on the street was a good one.

WHO gives Zambia 285000 USD to support cholera response (The Star Online)

LUSAKA, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released 285000 U.S. dollars to support Zambia's response to the cholera ...

Since then, the water-borne disease has spread to five districts, having affected 191 people and caused four deaths. Zambia announced its latest outbreak of cholera in the eastern Vubwi district on Jan. dollars to support Zambia's response to the cholera outbreak.

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