WorldAfricaSouth Africa: WHO intervention to counter Cholera outbreak

South Africa: WHO intervention to counter Cholera outbreak

Type of event:
Public Health

Victims

Wounded

Date

August 26, 2023

What happened

WHO deployed a team of experts to train national specialists in South Africa’s nine provinces in every aspect of the response to counter Cholera. Under WHO’s incident management system, the team supported key pillars of the response, including surveillance, case management, infection prevention and control, water, sanitation and hygiene, and risk communication and community engagement.

Where it happened

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