Africa Launches Continental Plan to Combat Cholera
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\nThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have unveiled a continental emergency plan to combat cholera, which has seen an alarming rise in cases across the continent this year, Anadolu Agency reported.<\/p>\n
The plan, which will be in effect from September 2025 to February 2026, aims to mobilize resources and fund essential supplies like vaccines to reduce the disease’s spread and mortality.<\/p>\n
The initiative was launched in Lusaka, Zambia, at a major health conference. The model seeks to help the continent’s 54 member states reduce cholera deaths by 90% and ultimately eradicate the disease in at least 20 countries by 2030.<\/p>\n
According to Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya, the urgency for the plan is underscored by a significant increase in cholera cases in 2025 alone, with 213,586 cases and 4,507 deaths reported across 23 African Union member states.<\/p>\n
Zambian President and African Union’s cholera champion, Hakainde Hichilema, officially launched the plan. He stated that eradicating cholera is not only a health goal but also a moral and economic imperative for the continent. He also called for a self-reliant Africa that can produce its own vaccines to secure its future. The WHO Regional Director for Africa, Mohamed Janabi, described the plan as a “strategic and technical blueprint” that demonstrates the united determination of AU member states to eliminate cholera as a public health threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Africa Launches Continental Plan to Combat Cholera ————————————– The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have unveiled a continental emergency plan to combat cholera, which has seen an alarming rise in cases across the continent this year, Anadolu Agency reported. The plan, which will be in …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132478,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-132479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa"],"yoast_head":"\n