31 countries in the grip of cholera this year, which says 'constantly increasing outbreak'

New -Delhi, September 13 (IANS). According to a new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday, Cholera remains a major problem for the whole world. In 2025, 31 countries are staring out. The report said that the deaths due to the disease increased by 50 percent in 2024, compared to 2023. The second consecutive year, more than 6,000 people died due to the disease, while cases increased by 5 percent. The report says that these figures are alarming, but reduce the actual burden of cholera. Cholera Vibrio is a disease caused by a bacterium called cholera, which is quickly spread by infected stools. The World Health Organization report says: “Struggle, climate change, population displacement and a lack of water, hygiene and health infrastructure increase the cases of cholera.” Cases increased in 2024 compared to 2023. In 2024, cholera cases in 60 countries with a rate of 45 were reported in 2023. Africa, the Middle East and Asia carried the global burden of the disease and 98 percent of total cases were recorded in these countries. The report states: “In 2024, the extent of the outbreak of cholera is constantly increasing; each of the 12 countries has more than 10,000 cases, of which seven countries have increased on a large scale this year.” It is further said: “To deal with cholera, governments, donors and communities must ensure that people have safe water and hygiene facilities, they have accurate knowledge about their safety, and their quick access to treatment and vaccination if there is an outbreak. Strong monitoring and diagnosis will help give these reactions. The World Health Organization included Cholera’s new oral Vacanne Uvicol-S in its pre-use list at the beginning of 2024. By doing so, it helped maintain the average reserves level above the 50 million doses for the first 6 months of 2025. However, due to the ongoing high demand of the OCV, there was a temporary change in the one-Khurka system. In 2024, 6.1 million OCV doses were requested in the global reserves, and in 16 countries a record 4 million doses for emergency use in single-Khurak campaigns were approved. However, the WHO said that the lack of supply in 2024 and 2025 remained more than the demand. -Ians kr/