UNICEF responds to cholera outbreak in Central African Republic

BANGUI, 12 August 2016— At least 16 people have died in the first cholera outbreak in the Central African Republic (CAR) since 2011. The outbreak was declared by the national authorities on 10 August. 66 cases, including at least seven children have been recorded along the Oubangui River. “Young children, especially those under five years … Continued

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