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Battle to contain Yemen Cholera epidemic
On the streets of the Yemeni capital, volunteers move from house to house to raise awareness about cholera, a disease that has spread like wildfire in the war-torn country.Talking to Sanaa's residents and distributing leaflets, the...
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Aid chief urges more action on humanitarian situation
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ICRC officials are visiting Yemen for a firsthand look at the humanitarian crisis and subsequent cholera epidemic.
They are urging more international action to help the people living in the war-torn...
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CLEAN : Bangladesh: Mass cholera vaccinations in Rohingya camps
The United Nations launched one of its biggest ever cholera vaccination drives in the vast refugee camps of southeast Bangladesh Tuesday amid fears of an outbreak among nearly a million Rohingya now living there
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CLEAN : Red Cross: Cholera risk a ticking bomb for Rohingya refugees
The threat of cholera is like a ticking bomb for the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have flooded into Bangladesh in recent weeks the Red Cross chief warned
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UN humanitarian coordinator calls on Saudi to open ports
The U.N. humanitarian chief in Yemen says the closure of the country's main airport and two seaports by a Saudi-led coalition has threatened gains made in containing cholera and the risk of famine in the war-torn country.
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CLEAN : Mass cholera vaccinations begin in Rohingya camps
Megaphone in hand Bangladeshi volunteer Mehruz Rehman goes around refugee camps in southeast Bangladesh urging Rohingyas refugees to get vaccinated against cholera
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CLEAN : UN relief chief arrives in Sanaa during his visit to Yemen
The top United Nations aid official landed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday as part of his five day trip aimed at drawing attention to the cholera stricken country
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Medical shortages put cholera patients' lives in danger
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A lack of medical supplies is putting the lives of Yemeni cholera patients in danger.
A blockade by the Saudi-led coalition means vital medication and equipment is not getting to the hospitals which...
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CLEAN : Violence in Zambia over retail ban to combat cholera
Police in Zambia clash with residents in the capital Lusaka protesting an official ban on street commerce in a poor suburb intended to tackle a deadly cholera outbreak
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CLEAN : Schools and markets closed in Zambia as cholera kills 61
The start of Zambia's school year has been postponed and all public gatherings banned to contain a cholera outbreak that has killed 61 people
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CLEAN : Kinshasa: mobilisation in response to the great fear of cholera
The time has come to mobilise against cholera in Kinshasa especially in the Luka camp district the epicentre of the epidemic in the heart of the third largest African city which suffers from major water distribution and drainage problems
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CLEAN : Huge cholera vaccination campaign underway in Zambia
A massive cholera vaccination campaign is underway in the Zambian capital Lusaka to curb an outbreak that has left around 60 people dead and almost 3,000 affected
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CLEAN : UNICEF uses drones to help tackle cholera in Malawi
UNICEF in Malawi has embarked on a drone mapping exercise to help communities tackle cholera which broke out in the country during the rainy season two months ago
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CLEAN : Hurricane Matthew: Haiti confronts cholera outbreak
A week after being devastated by a hurricane Haiti is being confronted by a growing deadly cholera outbreak that threatens to turn its disaster even more deadly
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CLEAN : Cholera outbreak hits war-torn Yemen
War-torn Yemen is suffering from a cholera outbreak the UN's children agency and the World Health Organization said Friday with eight cholera cases mostly involving children recorded in one neighbourhood of the rebel-held capital Sanaa
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CLEAN : Fear and anger as cholera strikes again in Zimbabwe
Sixty year old Emma Zhakata winces struggling to hold back tears as she relates how her husband one of 32 cholera victims in Zimbabwe died within hours of falling ill
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CLEAN : FILE: Cholera death toll climbs to 45 in Zimbabwe
At least 45 people have been killed by cholera in Zimbabwe in the past three weeks the World Health Organization (WHO) says describing the strain as multi drug resistant
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Cholera kills 20 in Zimbabwe
A cholera emergency has been declared in Zimbabwe's capital after 20 people have died, the health minister said Tuesday.
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CLEAN : Cholera kills at least 45 in Zimbabwe
At least 45 people have been killed by cholera in Zimbabwe in the past three weeks as authorities try to slow down the outbreak
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Zimbabwe opposition leader seeks dialogue on economic crisis
Zimbabwe's opposition leader on Tuesday said the country has been "sent on a free for all" as it deals with a worsening economic crisis amid shortages of basic items such as drugs and fuel.
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A year after Mugabe's fall from power, little has changed for Zimbabweans
One year ago the unthinkable happened in Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe fell from power.
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Rwanda/Zaire - French Field Hospital
SAVING RWANDAN LIVES AT FRENCH MILITARY FIELD HOSPITAL