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Broadcast: January 27, 2003 By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Researchers have discovered a simple answer to a huge problem in developing countries. They have found that
By Carrie Giardino The government of Chad is calling for international assistance to fight a cholera outbreak in the country. The World Health Organization says it is concerned that the disease could
This is the VOA Special English Health Report. An outbreak of cholera in Haiti continues to spread sickness and worry. Health officials are worried that the capital could suffer a major outbreak of the disease. So far most cases in Port-au-Prince hav
By Phuong Tran Dakar 29 August 2007 At its regional meeting in the Republic of Congo this week, the World Health Organization called for African governments to improve sanitation in an effort to cut the number of deadly cholera infections on the cont
By Jim Randle Baghdad 26 September 2007 U.N. health officials say there is a strong possibility that a cholera outbreak in Iraq that has already caused at least 11 deaths will spread to new areas of the country. But as VOA's Jim Randle reports from B
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it has begun disinfecting homes in Zimbabwe's capital in an effort to battle the cholera epidemic. Red Cross officials said the number of cases is soaring and more needs to be done to halt the spread
People in some parts of Zimbabwe's capital city Harare are being forced to dig holes in the ground for water as the city's water delivery system continues to break down. As a result, doctors warn that recent outbreaks of cholera could worsen as the
The Nigerian health ministry has blamed poor sanitation and shortage of safe drinking water for the deadly outbreaks of cholera and gastroenteritis in parts of northern Nigeria. A senior official announced Friday that the crisis is now under control
Health Officials Seek Support to Stamp Out Cholera in Haiti There have been half a million cholera cases and 7,000 deaths in Haiti since the outbreak began in October 2010. More than 200 new cases are being reported every day. That's prompting public
Haiti's Cholera Epidemic Not Waning;Vaccination to Begin The United States' most prominent public health agency is calling the cholera epidemic in Haiti the worst cholera outbreak in recent history. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health providers and aid groups have mobilized to combat outbreaks of cholera in Haiti and Nigeria. Often causing extreme dysentery and dehydration, cholera arises from a strain of bacteria that is easily spread and hard to eradicate from infected zo
DEVELOPMENT REPORT – Cloth Filters Fight Cholera By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, February 14, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. A few years ago, researchers discov
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 04 September 2006 Health officials in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno have confirmed the death of at least 80 people in a cholera outbreak. Nearly 2,000 people have so far being infected. The state government has d
By Rowan Reid Johannesburg 18 May 2006 A child suffering from cholera receives treatment in a medical center in Boa Vista, May 14, 2006 More than 34,000 people have fallen ill and 1,200 have died from
The state-owned Herald newspaper says the Zimbabwe government is seeking international assistance and has declared a state of emergency about its cholera outbreak. The United Nations says the outbreak has claimed 565 lives and caused illness in 12,5
By David McAlary Washington 07 June 2006 Children collect water in Luanda, Angola Researchers in Bangladesh have tested a drug that cures cholera in most patients, showing that it is a useful new weap
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 08 December 2006 The U.N. Children's Fund says it is rapidly expanding its activities to try to stem a resurgence of cholera in Angola. The deadly and easily transmittable disease has infected more than 62,000 Angolans since F
By Nico Colombant Dakar 14 February 2008 Aid workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo are expressing concern that a cholera epidemic in the southeastern mining region is getting worse, despite attention to the problem. About 100 people have died s
In Zimbabwe more than 400 people have died from an outbreak of cholera and the number of people infected is now believed to be more than 10,000 according to the United Nations. The Zimbabwean government has appealed for aid and blamed the country's
NAIROBI, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday there has been an outbreak of cholera in Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya, which is believed to have started among new arrivals who had most likely acquired it in Som