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31 October 2022

A cholera survivor turns sanitation champion in Yobe

After a near-death cholera experience, a youth leader mobilises members of his community against the disease in Damaturu, north-east Nigeria

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01 February 2018

WASH as a cornerstone for conquering 2017 cholera outbreak

The cholera outbreak in Nigeria began in Borno state in August 2017 and was contained in December 2017 with a combined total of 5,365 cases.

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08 September 2017

The women leading the cholera battle in northeast Nigeria

UNICEF and partners are responds to the outbreak of cholera

07 September 2017

Growing concern for nearly 1.4 million internally displaced people living in cholera ‘hotspots’ as outbreak spreads in northeast Nigeria

Heavy rains bring deadly disease to children in northeast Nigeria already battling malnutrition

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05 September 2017

Losing a child to cholera

UNICEF, with funding from the EU, installed hand pump boreholes in Ugep. This enabled Mary and women in her community to access clean and safe water.