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    The cholera emergency is avoidable - 2 year(s) ago

    The world is facing an upsurge in cholera, even touching countries that have not had the disease in decades. Years of progress against this age-old disease have disappeared. While the situation is unprecedented, the lesson to draw is not a new one: safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene are the only long-term and sustainable solutions to ending this cholera emergency and preventing future…

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      Poverty, conflict, disasters and the #ClimateCrisis fuel #cholera. The answer includes urgent, targeted investments in safe water, sanitation and hygiene. On #WorldWaterDay, the Global Cholera Task Force explains the way forward: https://t.co/074dlLiB1u

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    The cholera emergency is avoidable - 2 year(s) ago

    The world is facing an upsurge in cholera, even touching countries that have not had the disease in decades. Years of progress against this age-old disease have disappeared. While the situation is unprecedented, the lesson to draw is not a new one: safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene are the only long-term and sustainable solutions to ending this cholera emergency and preventing future…

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      Many #cholera outbreaks are linked to extreme climate events like droughts, cyclones, and floods. They disrupt access to water and force people into crowded settlements, increasing risks https://t.co/ULnSqTuryp https://t.co/B3n0MaPCvr

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      đź’§ Safe drinking water đź’§ Sanitation and hygiene are the only long-term and sustainable solutions to ending this #cholera emergency and preventing future ones https://t.co/ULnSqTtTIR https://t.co/xwxTfQiSM4

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      As the world faces an upsurge in #cholera, the Global Task Force for Cholera Control appeals to countries and the international community to take concrete action https://t.co/ULnSqTtTIR https://t.co/ICtLGdLo6l

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    Donors making a difference: building skills, building capacity - 2 year(s) ago

    WHO-supported entomology studies focus on understanding disease vectors in South-East Asia. ©Y. Srinivas Murty, Vector Control Research CentreA well-trained workforce is essential for reaching universal health coverage. WHO supports training across the globe and across the professional spectrum.This week we visit Samoa, where emergency medical teams are rehearsing for cyclone season; India, where…

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      WHO supports training of hundreds of frontlines health workers in 🇭🇹 #Haiti's cholera response. The workers disseminate life-saving information in the most-affected communities & let people know how to prevent #cholera, seek early treatment. #WHOImpact 📌 https://t.co/Sx3I2yFpGw https://t.co/MfTceBa2Wk

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    WHO Press Conference 16DEC2022 - 3 year(s) ago

    Climate change has driven an “unprecedented” number of larger and more deadly cholera outbreaks around the world this year, the UN health agency, WHO, said on Friday.

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      The #cholera outbreaks currently raging are deeply concerning - not only are we seeing more outbreaks but they are larger and more deadly than those in the past. Today's @WHO update on the global situation to the @UNGeneva press: https://t.co/3eu6B4r2Wj

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    Contents | Science Advances 8, 49 - 3 year(s) ago

    Editorial Social and Interdisciplinary Sciences Indigenous fire management buffered climate influences on forest fires in the Southwest US, but this varied in space and time. Earth, Environmental, Ecological, and Space Sciences Climate change-driven…

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      Researchers have investigated the dispersion patterns of Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent for #cholera, and reveal that chaotic transport of micro-swimmers can arise in simple unsteady flows. Learn more in this week’s issue of Science Advances: https://t.co/sptAxZEDr0 https://t.co/hsEiv5y0uu

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    Cholera surges in Haiti - 3 year(s) ago

    Efforts to stem the outbreak are being hampered by fuel shortages and violence. Joe Parkin Daniels reports.

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      World Report: Haiti is struggling to contain a #cholera outbreak amid overwhelmed treatment centres and a worsening political crisis. "Simple treatment can save Haitian children's lives, as long as we reach the most vulnerable before it's too late." https://t.co/eFVKD2uoan

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