Acute diarrhoeal diseases remain a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality
particularly among young children in resource-limited countries. Recent large studies …

Background In an unparalleled global response, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 90
countries asked 3.9 billion people to stay home. Yet other countries avoided lockdowns and …

In 2017, the exacerbation of an ongoing countrywide cholera outbreak in the Democratic
Republic of the Congo resulted in> 53,000 reported cases and 1,145 deaths. To guide …

The WHO African region is characterised by the largest infectious disease burden in the
world. We conducted a retrospective descriptive analysis using records of all infectious …

Background Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by improving financial protection
and effective service coverage is target 3.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals. Little is …

Background The communities in fishing villages in the Great Lakes Region of Africa and
particularly in Uganda experience recurrent cholera outbreaks that lead to considerable …

Outbreaks of Vibrio infections have a long history of global public health concern and threat
to the aquaculture industry. This 3-decade (1990-2019) meta-synthesis of global research …

Cholera, caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae, has ravaged humanity
from time immemorial. Although the disease can be treated using antibiotics along with …

Africa, home to the world's second-largest population of approximately 1.3 billion, grapples
with significant challenges in meeting its medical needs, particularly in accessing quality …

Seven years to the Global Taskforce on Cholera Control's target of reducing cholera cases
and deaths by 90% by 2030, Africa continues to experience a high incidence of the disease …