Browsing: Cholera

A new oral vaccine for cholera, Euvichol-S, has been prequalified by the World Health Organisation as stated in a press release on the WHO website. The prequalification occurred on Friday, April 12, 2024. The aim of WHO vaccine prequalification is to ensure that vaccines used in […]

The biggest ever global use of cholera quick diagnostic tests commenced on Friday, declared by the World Health Organisation and its associates, improving the fight against surging infections. Malawi received the initial shipment of tests, marking the start of a global diagnostics programme aimed to speed up the detection of outbreaks. In total, over 1.2 million tests […]