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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Weronika Strzyżyńska

Cholera cases soar globally amid shortage of vaccines

Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema in blue gown seen during a visit to the national cholera treatment centre surrounded by medical staff
The Zambian president, Hakainde Hichilema, visiting a cholera treatment centre last year. He urged people move out of towns and into rural areas. Photograph: Zambia President Office

Cholera cases soared last year, according to preliminary data from the World Health Organization, which recorded 4,000 cholera deaths and 667,000 cases globally.

The numbers surpassed that of 2022, and the WHO has classified the global resurgence of cholera as a grade 3 emergency, its highest internal health emergency level.

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