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October 23, 2012

Sierra Leone: WHO scaling up response to cholera outbreak

Via allAfrica.com, a report from UN News Service: Sierra Leone: UN Health Agency Scaling Up Response to Cholera Outbreak. Excerpt:
Efforts to respond to the ongoing cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone are being ramped up as fatalities from the water and food-borne disease continue to increase, the United Nations health agency today reported. 
In a press statement, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the total number of reported cases had reached 18,508, including 271 deaths, since the beginning of 2012, with the highest cluster of infections occurring in the western area of the country where the capital, Freetown, is located.

October 23, 2012 at 11:48 AM in Cholera |

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