One billion people in 43 countries are at risk of cholera -- a "pandemic killing the poor" -- despite prevention and treatment being rela
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Following a cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, the death toll has risen to 21, with a spike in confirmed cases also reported.
The cholera deaths in Hammanskraal "are a dark mark on our democratic dispensation", Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogt
Recent Hammanskraal cholera crisis: It can happen anywhere in the country Interest rate pinch is not worth the pain Ampersand Mixtape 3: United Sou
JOHANNESBURG - The Gauteng Health Department is setting up a treatment site in the Kanana area of Hammanskraal where most cholera cases have been r
Civil Rights group Afriforum says the deadly water-borne Cholera bacteria has been detected in the Vaal River.
At least 17 people have died in a cholera outbreak in the Hammanskraal township outside South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, authorities said Wednesda
When a cholera outbreak was confirmed in Hammanskraal, just north of South Africa's capital Pretoria, it was hardly a surprise to many of its
The death toll from the cholera outbreak has increased to 22.
The community of Hammanskraal have been struck by a deadly cholera outbreak, bringing the total of confirmed cholera deaths to 21.
Experts are advising healthcare workers to treat all diarrhoea cases as suspected cholera until proven otherwise.
A cholera outbreak in the Hammanskraal township, located near South Africa's capital Pretoria, has resulted in the death of at least 17 people
JOHANNESBURG — At least 17 people have died in a cholera outbreak in the Hammanskraal township outside South Africa's capital, Pretoria, autho
To date, the number of laboratory-confirmed cases of cholera has reached 29, while 17 people have passed on from the disease outbreak, the departme
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A grieving family gathers in their yard in a town near Pretoria, the epicentre of a deadly cholera outbreak, mourning the death of a relative, one
The township became a political playground, while the people continued to suffer.
Experts have called on the City of Tshwane to release the test results on whether water there is contaminated.
In mild cases, cholera can be managed through oral rehydration salts to replace lost fluids and electrolytes.
Health South Africans blame local gov. over cholera deaths. Posted .
Johannesburg – The DA in Tshwane has refuted allegations that it was responsible for the outbreak of Cholera accusing the ANC of playing a “politic
Tshwane City Mayor Cilliers Brink was chased away by some irate South African youths when he visited a hospital in the northern part of Pretoria as
South Africans on Monday blamed their local government for failing to provide clean water as deaths from cholera rose to 15 in the country's m
The current cholera outbreak is not necessarily an issue with potable water.
After the first cholera death in Benoni about two months ago, I told my workers to stay out of the water,' said Nonprofit organisation Hennops
THE City of Harare is in panic mode due to rising cholera cases in the high-density suburbs.
South Africa reported its first cholera death in February, after the virus arrived in the country from Malawi.
Dysfunctional waste-water treatment around the South African capital of Pretoria contributed to a deadly cholera outbreak that’s left at least 15 p
At least 15 people have been confirmed dead after a cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal. More than 60 people have been admitted to hospital.
Deputy Health Minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo said that it was unacceptable that so many people have died from a treatable disease.
Cape Town - Cholera-related deaths have risen to 15, with more people hospitalised in Gauteng, prompting Health Deputy Minister Sibongiseni Dhlomo
Tshwane MMC for utilities and operations, Themba Fosi said that investigations were still ongoing to track where the cholera outbreak originated.
Dysfunctional waste-water treatment around the South African capital of Pretoria contributed to a deadly cholera outbreak that’s left at least 15 p
THE Harare Metropolitan province has recorded over 288 cholera cases since the first case surfaced in the country in February this year.
JOHANNESBURG — The provincial health department in the South African province of Gauteng on Sunday announced 19 new cases of Cholera in Hammanskraa
A global shortage of cholera vaccines is likely to last until 2025 as outbreaks surge worldwide, according to a report from the Gavi vaccine allian
A shortage of cholera vaccines is likely to last until 2025 as outbreaks surge worldwide, a global vaccine alliance said on Monday, days after the
A shortage of cholera vaccines is likely to last until 2025 as outbreaks surge worldwide, a global vaccine alliance said on Monday, days after the
Cholera is contracted from a bacterium that is generally transmitted through contaminated food or water. Johannesburg.
Twelve people have died of cholera and 95 have visited hospitals with symptoms that indicate they could have the disease in Tshwane, the municipali
Dysfunctional waste-water treatment around the South African capital of Pretoria contributed to a deadly cholera outbreak that’s left at least 15 p
Nursing union Denosa is calling for an urgent inquiry into the source of the recently declared cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal.
10 people, including a 3-year-old child, died in Gauteng Province Cholera can be mild in some patients, but deadly in others UN last week said abou
South African health authorities said Sunday that an outbreak of cholera has killed 10 people in Hammanskraal, north of the capital Pretoria.
An outbreak of cholera has killed at least 10 people near South Africa's capital of Pretoria, health authorities said Sunday, urging the publi
A number of people who had the same symptoms were admitted at Jubilee Hospital in Hammanskraal. A Cholera outbreak has been confirmed.
Nkomo-Ralehoko said that following the sampling of 19 specimens from people who presented with symptoms of diarrhoea, stomach cramps, and nausea, t
The public is urged not to drink water from unsafe sources such as rivers, dams and streams unless boiled or disinfected first.
In 43 countries, around 100 crore people, specifically kids are at an increased risk of cholera, according to a new report by the UN.
After years of steady decline, cholera is making a devastating comeback and targeting the world's most vulnerable communities, UN health exper