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# Cholera

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2022
Shortage of cholera vaccines worldwide forces move to one-dose strategy
29 countries had reported cholera cases so far this year.
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Oct 19th 2022, 2:59 PM
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The world's largest ever outbreak of cholera looks like it's about to get even worse
Yemen’s rainy season could accelerate the outbreak, agencies have warned.
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Jul 21st 2017, 4:26 PM
Yemen is facing the worst cholera outbreak in the world
One quarter of the people who have died in this outbreak were children.
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Jun 25th 2017, 7:59 AM
'There is truly no reason to die from cholera but 9,000 people have since 2010'
And there’s been a 190% increase in the disease in Haiti this year.
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Jun 27th 2015, 10:30 AM
Ireland sends €2 million to South Sudan as 4 million people face starvation
A second ceasefire in the country has collapsed and both rebels and government forces are blocking the paths of UN peacekeepers.
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May 24th 2014, 7:30 AM
Column: Full, unimpeded access for all doctors is immediately needed in Syria
It is unacceptable that medical staff are being denied access to the world’s worst humanitarian crisis since the Cold War, writes Irish-Libyan doctor Dr Fatima Hamroush.
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Oct 1st 2013, 1:00 PM
Column: Haiti - Three years on from devastation
The recovery from the 2010 earthquake has slowed but there are strong grounds for optimism, says Concern Worldwide Regional Director, Bríd Kennedy.
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Jan 12th 2013, 1:00 PM
Foreign Affairs committee members visit Sierra Leone
During their visit, they will review Ireland’s development programme and Irish Aid’s work in the country.
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Oct 15th 2012, 12:33 PM
Flash flooding displaces thousands in Niger
Plan Ireland has said that children are at risk of waterborne diseases because of their weaker immune systems
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Aug 21st 2012, 2:11 PM
Haiti 'unprepared' for cholera resurgence
The onset of the rainy season means an increase in cholera, but the country is not prepared for this, Médecins Sans Frontières has said.
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May 11th 2012, 7:15 AM
GOAL warns that Haiti could face second cholera outbreak
It’s rainy season on the earthquake-stricken island – and the charity warns that cholera cases are already on the up again.
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Apr 12th 2012, 3:04 PM
UN peacekeeping force 'brought cholera to Haiti'
The disease has killed more than 5,500 people and sickened more than 363,000 others since it was discovered in October.
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Jun 30th 2011, 10:26 AM
Death toll rising amid cholera epidemic in Cameroon
Almost 8,000 people have been diagnosed with the disease so far as aid organisations struggle to contain the outbreak.
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Jun 29th 2011, 2:37 PM
Cholera-ravaged Haiti 'so full of joy', says Palin
The likely Republican candidate for president travels to Port-au-Prince as part of an evangelical humanitarian delegation.
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Dec 12th 2010, 4:45 PM
Haitian protests blame UN peacekeepers for cholera
Demonstrations against Nepalese peacekeepers turn violent, as UN soldiers open fire and complain of political bias.
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Nov 16th 2010, 3:12 PM
Haiti cholera epidemic death toll hits 900
The epidemic is only going to get worse, say outbreak experts.
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Nov 15th 2010, 5:14 PM
Ireland pledges more aid and supplies to Haiti
Ireland pledges a further €500,000 and much-needed humanitarian supplies to the devastated Caribbean country.
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Nov 14th 2010, 12:16 PM
Haiti on alert as cholera hits the capital
The death toll reaches 544 as authorities fear that the infection in Port-au-Prince could spread to refugee camps.
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Nov 9th 2010, 7:31 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: Government backbenchers up in arms over proposed pension cuts; most people prefer higher tax to water and property charges; and Burma heads to the polls for first national election in 20 years.
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Nov 7th 2010, 8:59 AM
Haiti on alert as cholera continues to spread
442 people have now been declared dead and 6,742 hospitalised as the pandemic reaches new areas.
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Nov 4th 2010, 2:04 PM
Cholera deaths slow in Haiti - but agencies remain on high alert
Even as the death rate falls, the UN warns that the spread of cholera in the devastated country has not come to an end.
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Oct 26th 2010, 3:56 PM
Cholera kills 1,500 - this time in Nigeria
As Haiti crosses its fingers that its own outbreak stays away from refugee camps, Nigeria succumbs to an epidemic.
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Oct 25th 2010, 3:58 PM
350 dead as cholera outbreak reaches Haitian capital
Almost 350 people have now been declared dead after the virus was carried into the capital city – and possibly onto camps.
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Oct 24th 2010, 10:41 AM
Cholera outbreak strikes over 1,500 people in Haiti
Disease concerns cause Irish charity to delay sending workers due to participate in re-building projects.
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Oct 22nd 2010, 10:04 PM