Tag: Cholera
UN asks for 164 mln to fight Haiti cholera epidemic
by on Nov.13, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The United Nations has appealed for 164 million dollars in aid to fight Haiti's cholera epidemic as the death toll mounted to almost 800 with hundreds more falling ill daily.
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UN appeals for $164M to combat Haiti cholera
by on Nov.12, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The United Nations asked for $164 million Friday to fight the cholera outbreak in Haiti that has already claimed 724 lives and is expected to continue spreading for up to a year.
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Fear grows as cholera reaches Haiti's capital
by on Nov.10, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Haiti desperately sought on Wednesday to halt a cholera epidemic that threatens to spiral out of control after reaching the capital's crowded slums, where 73 cases and one death have so far been recorded.
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Doctors set up cholera centers in Haiti’s capital
by on Nov.10, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Doctors and aid groups are rushing to set up cholera treatment centers across Haiti’s capital as officials warn that the disease’s encroachment into the overcrowded city will bring a surge in cases.
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Death toll from cholera surpasses 500 in Haiti: official
by on Nov.07, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The death toll from Haiti's cholera epidemic has surpassed 500 dead, the Haitian Health Ministry reported on its website Saturday.
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High death rate in Haiti cholera epidemic slows: WHO
by on Oct.27, 2010, under Health and Fitness
The unusually high death rate in Haiti's cholera epidemic is slowing as people become aware of the disease and health experts provide treatment, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
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Nigeria: Cholera deaths rise to more than 1,500
by on Oct.25, 2010, under Health and Fitness
U.N. officials say Nigeria has seen more than 1,500 deaths from cholera this year, doubling the government’s most recent fatality count.
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In Haiti, cholera could heighten earthquake misery
by on Oct.24, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Health authorities and aid workers in Haiti are scrambling to keep a cholera outbreak out of the squalid camps in Port-au-Prince where 1.3 million earthquake survivors live.
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Cholera epidemic reaches Haiti capital
by on Oct.24, 2010, under Health and Fitness
An epidemic of cholera that has ravaged northern and central Haiti has reached the country's densely populated capital, according to UN officials.
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Cholera stalks West Africa as rains spread disease
by on Sep.11, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Patients jammed rudimentary clinics and health workers in surgical masks sprayed anti-bacterial solution on muddy paths as the government struggled to contain a cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 800 Nigerians in two months.
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