PanAfrica: African Countries Hit By Cholera Lack Resources to Control It, UN Says
5th Sep 2005, 13:17 GMT
Faced with nearly 500 deaths from the latest outbreaks of cholera in West Africa and with the number of cases still rising, the affected countries lack the resources needed to implement comprehensive control programmes, according to the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO).
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