Cholera is caused by bacteria often found in contaminated water, though once outbreaks begin, the disease also can spread among people, especially in densely populated areas. Eating fish caught in ...

In response to one of the worst cholera epidemics to strike Africa in nearly a decade, Doctors Without Borders has organized the distribution of free chlorine and the United Nations is distributing ...

Angola cholera cases rise sharply after deadly floods By Reuters August 9, 20072:10 PM PDTUpdated 17 years ago By Zoe Eisenstein LUANDA, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Cholera cases have surged to "alarming ...

LUANDA, Angola, June 13, 2025/APO Group/ -- With the severe cholera outbreak in Angola, residents are understandably alarmed.“What can we do to av ...

Angola Cholera Outbreak: Angola has for decades faced recurrent cholera outbreaks, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), with peaks during the rainy seasons.

Angola's Ministry of Health in the last 24 hours recorded eight deaths of cholera in the provinces of Cuanza-Sul, with four cases, Namibe (three) and Benguela (one), ANGOP learnt.

Faced with a lack of running water, unsanitary conditions and poverty, the Kinshasa neighbourhood of Pakadjuma has struggled to end a cholera epidemic that has claimed hundreds of lives in the ...

In the heart of Boa Vista, a neighbourhood in Angola’s capital, Luanda, 48-year-old mother of three Maria Teresa da Silva is joining other community members to spread awareness of the ongoing cholera ...

Three people have been infected with cholera following floods caused by weeks of heavy rain in southern Angola with more cases likely, the governor of a province on the border with Namibia said on ...

In Angola, more than 25,000 cases and almost 800 deaths have been reported since the beginning of 2025 when the outbreak was declared.

"Cholera is not only a medical emergency, but also an emergency of sanitation, treated water, information, dignity, and social justice. We must continue to work together to eliminate cholera and ...