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What Sudan's Cholera Outbreak Reveals About Its Fragile Health System

What Sudan's Cholera Outbreak Reveals About Its Fragile Health System

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Conflict and neglect have destroyed Sudan's health-care infrastructure, overwhelming the remaining medical facilities

Zambia's Cholera Outbreak Rings Warning Bells on Climate Change

Zambia's Cholera Outbreak Rings Warning Bells on Climate Change

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Cholera spikes are one of many signs foretelling the rapid emergence of climate-sensitive diseases

Zimbabwe's Village Health Workers Persist in Cholera Battle

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The southern African nation is still battling an outbreak that began a year ago

Zimbabwe's Village Health Workers Persist in Cholera Battle

Uganda Spots Anthrax Outbreak Early Via Enhanced Situational Awareness

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How an early-warning approach could mitigate infectious disease crises

Uganda Spots Anthrax Outbreak Early Via Enhanced Situational Awareness

Malawi’s Cholera Outbreak Could Spill Over into Neighboring Countries

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Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe are all at risk of cross-border cholera outbreaks.

Malawi’s Cholera Outbreak Could Spill Over into Neighboring Countries

Zimbabwe Struggles With Drug-Resistant Disease Strains

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Drug-resistant cholera and typhoid are sparking fears in Zimbabwe as cases rise

Zimbabwe Struggles With Drug-Resistant Disease Strains

The Rise of Infectious Diseases Due to Climate Change

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Building resilience to climate-linked diseases in India and other countries and communities most at risk

The Rise of Infectious Diseases Due to Climate Change

The Pandemic That Never Went Away

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Reflections on the cholera outbreak in Nigeria

The Pandemic That Never Went Away

A Call for Global Solidarity

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If COVID-19 has taught anything, it's that we are one world—and a world where many places need money and technical help

Cooking jackets are laid down and displayed as part of a COVID-19 protest by workers of the cafe and restaurant business demanding more help from the government in Brussels, Belgium, on May 7, 2020. The photo shows an array of shirts, mostly white but a few black ones, laid out over thousands of square feet of a lawn. It's a striking photo. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Anticipating Coronavirus in West Africa

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Interview with Nigeria CDC leader Chikwe Ihekweazu on outbreak detection, preparedness, response, and COVID-19 in Africa

Picture shows a young boy carrying a backpack and wearing a school uniform standing in front of a brightly-colored building. A well-dressed woman directs him while a well-dressed man kneels and points a high-tech thermometer at his head to take his temperature.

The Attainable Promise of Oral Rehydration Solution

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If every kid in the world with diarrhea had access to this simple blend, 300,000 children’s lives a year could be saved

A mother plays with her thirteen-month old child Neerob, who is suffering from diarrhoea, at the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease & Research (ICDDRB), in Dhaka April 6, 2012.