Health workers treat a cholera patient at a hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, January 2023.
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Cholera cases are on the rise, with outbreaks occurring in 22 countries around the world. After several years of decline due to vaccine shortages, climate change and escalating conflict, the incidence will rise in 2022, a trend expected to continue after the recent cyclone and Syrian earthquake.
In the first 29 days of January, 26,000 cholera cases were reported across Africa, reaching 30% of the continent by 2022 already. Philippe Barboza at …
