1 day ago · ADDIS ABABA , Ethiopia (AFP) — At least 31 people have died from more than 1,500 cholera cases in Ethiopia's Gambella region over the past month, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned Friday ...

As of 20 June 2023, 11,407 cholera cases - of whom 22 per cent are children under five - were reported across 79 woredas of Oromia, Somali, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’...

2 days ago · At least 31 people have died from a “rapidly spreading” cholera outbreak that has sickened more than 1,500 people in Ethiopia‘s Gambella region over the past month, according to Doctors ...

Feb 19, 2024 · The World Health Organization (WHO) has taken a significant step towards combating cholera in Ethiopia by setting up 17 standard cholera treatment centers across the country. This initiative, which is critical for saving lives, ensures that those affected receive rapid and effective care and treatment.

ADDIS ABABA (Nov. 30, 2023)– A new cholera outbreak in Ethiopia’s Somali region is exacerbating suffering for thousands of children and families recently displaced by floods, with 772 [1] confirmed cases and 23 deaths from the deadly disease recorded in just two weeks, Save the Children said.

Jul 12, 2024 · In line with “Ending Cholera—A Global Roadmap to 2030,” the government of Ethiopia is committed to eliminate cholera in the country and has prepared its “National Cholera Elimination Plan (NCP): 2022–2028” with aims to achieve zero local transmission in cholera hotspot areas by 2028 and 90% fatality reduction from the recent (2020 ...

Jul 15, 2024 · Cholera continues to represent a major public health concern in Ethiopia; however, the epidemiology of cholera in this country remains poorly understood. A recent study has established a comprehensive understanding of cholera dynamics and hotspots in Ethiopia over the period 2015 to 2021.

Jan 30, 2024 · On 16 September 2022, the Ethiopia Ministry of Health declared a cholera outbreak in the Harana Buluk and Berbere woredas of Bale Zone, Oromia Region. The first case was reported on 27...

As of 30 January 2023, 1,055 cholera cases have been reported including 28 associated deaths. Close to 1 million people are at high-risk in the 10 affected woredas. The caseload of affected people has increased by 30 per cent since the beginning of January 2023.

Sep 7, 2023 · At over 20,000 cases, cholera expands to new regions, progresses to a nationwide outbreak; 8,300 conflict displaced people in the Central Zone of Tigray are in need of humanitarian assistance, having received no assistance for several months; Humanitarian operations gradually resume in Amhara after a pause in several activities in August;

3 days ago · An urgent support to health facilities, provision of safe water and cholera vaccination campaign is needed in the affected areas to stop the spread of the disease. Unsafe water, lack of hygiene and sanitation are fuelling cholera’s rapid spread in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region.

6 days ago · A cholera outbreak is significantly affecting Gambella region (Ethiopia) where, as of 8 March 2025, 1,320 cases and 29 deaths have been reported since the beginning of February 2025, with an...

The study also estimated in Ethiopia that nearly 70 million people are at risk of cholera with an estimated 275,221 cases and 10, 458 deaths occurring annually, representing incidence rate of 4 cases per 1000 populations.

Apr 3, 2024 · Cholera transmission between Ethiopia and nearby countries (Kenya and Somalia), likely plays a major role in regional cholera dynamics. Overall, this study provides the first understanding of...

2 days ago · Several regions of Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous nation with around 120 million people, are battling cholera outbreaks, with Amhara — its second-largest region — among the hardest hit.

Feb 7, 2025 · Addis Abeba – A resurgence of cholera outbreak in Ethiopia’s Amhara region has resulted in over 160 cases and three deaths, with multiple cases reported in West Gondar zone, according to the European Commission’s Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO).

5 days ago · The World Health Organization (WHO) has intensified its response efforts to combat a cholera outbreak in Ethiopia’s Gambella region, which has infected more than 1,200 people. The outbreak, first detected in Akobo Woreda on February 11, has since spread to eight woredas and four refugee camps.

Mar 9, 2024 · Vaccine shortages, lack of funding, insecurity, climate fluctuations, and poor infrastructure have led to an alarming rise in cholera outbreaks across Ethiopia claiming the lives of more than 500 people over the span of a year and a half.

2 days ago · Several regions in Ethiopia, a country in East Africa with around 120 million inhabitants, are experiencing cholera outbreaks, particularly Amhara, the nation’s second most populous region.

Jul 27, 2023 · The Cholera outbreak in Ethiopia started in August 2022 in the Oromia region and later spread to other areas, including the SNNP region, since March 2023 and has been a growing concern. As of now, the outbreak has reached 42 districts in …