Cholera is said to kill an estimated 95 000 people and affects 2.9 million more every year.
WHO 2030 strategy to end Cholera deaths [The Morning Call]
And with urgent action needed to protect communities, prevent transmission and control outbreaks,
an ambitious new strategy to reduce deaths from Cholera by 90% by 2030 has been launched by the WHO’s Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC).
The GTFCC is a diverse network of more than 50 UN and international agencies, academic institutions, and NGOs that support countries affected by the disease.
The project ‘Ending Cholera: A Global Roadmap to 2030’, recognizes that cholera spreads in endemic “hotspots” where predictable outbreaks of the disease occur yearly.