Professor Sam Kariuki of the Kenya Medical Research Institute warned that H58, a deadly strain of typhoid, is spreading in East Africa H58 has become resistant to more than 60 ...
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Nations unveil cross-border initiative to fight diseases
Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Malawi are working on a collaborate cross-border plan to prevent the spread of infectious diseases
Read moreHealth crisis looms in Harare
The Harare city council has stopped collecting garbage due to a shortage of collection vehicles This move comes months after a local typhoid outbreak with over 400 cases that led ...
Read moreTyphoid breaks out in Mpika
In Mpika district, Zambia, 38 cases of typhoid have been recorded so far, with two still in the hospital and 36 patients have been discharged
Read moreTyphoid claims one life in Mpika
An 11-year-old girl has died from typhoid in Mpika, Zambia The disease outbreak has been attributed to water shortages in the area
Read moreSierra Leone News: “Everybody pays a heavy price for the illegal dumping of waste by anti-social households”–FCC Environment Office
Widespread improper dumping of waste in Freetown, Sierra Leone is contaminating the city’s water, leading to a rise of waterborne diseases like typhoid
Read moreZambia: Residents in Kalingalinga upset with government after typhoid breakout
After a water crisis contributed to a typhoid outbreak in Zambia, residents have asked the Ministry of Health to facilitate a safe water supply to the area However, workers for ...
Read moreFunding shortfall hits starving in northeast Nigeria
Humanitarian agencies are concerned about risk of typhoid in northeast Nigeria with the ongoing famine and impending rainy season
Read moreZimbabwe: Council must do more to contain typhoid—experts
Health experts say that the Harare City Council’s failure to provide basic water and sanitation services is fueling outbreak of typhoid
Read moreZimbabwe Humanitarian Situation Report No.#13 – 30 April 2017
The UN Children’s Fund reports that more than 2,200 suspected typhoid cases have been reported in the country out of which 64 have been laboratory confirmed and six typhoid related ...
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