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The CHOLERA TOOLBOX is a comprehensive knowledge repository designed to support effective interventions aimed at tackling cholera outbreaks.The CHOLERA TOOLBOX is the largest online collection of professional guidelines, IEC material and hands-on documents, bringing these into the hands of aid workers, when they need it, where they need it.

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The objective of this guidance document is to support the public health professionals in implementing effective surveillance of cholera in at-risk, endemic and epidemic areas. This document has been developed by the Surveillance Working Group of the Global Task Force for Cholera Control (GTFCC) a... more
comment prévenir le choléra et les décès dans vos communautés. Ces diapositives et modules comprennent des informations sur les sujets suivants : • Introduction et engagement de la communauté • Ce qu’il faut savoir sur le choléra • Les soins des personnes souffrant de diarrhée pen... more
Formation des agents de santé communautaire sur le choléra. Kreyol. Le Manuel de l'animateur : contient toutes les informations nécessaires pour mener à bien la formation, y compris les listes de préparation et de matériel, les instructions étape par étape pour animer les sessions de format... more
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Participant Handbook: contains all of the content that participants are trained on (text and illustrations) and also any case studies, scenarios, small group discussion questions, or role plays needed for training sessions. Participants use the handbook during training sessions and afterwards for re... more
The Story of Cholera was produced in collaboration with award-winning animator Yoni Goodman. This animation covers cholera transmission, prevention, signs, and care in a simple and accessible way. The film follows evidence-based guidelines, has been field-tested, and reviewed for accuracy and conte... more
WHO has developed standardized health kits of medicines and medical supplies to meet different health needs in humanitarian emergencies and disasters. These kits are developed to provide reliable and affordable medicines and supplies quickly to those in need. The kits are used by United Nations age... more

Cholera Arabic/English Information

Ahmed, H.; S. Mauder The MEDBOX Team (2022) CC
MEDBOX Issue Brief, 25

Cholera English Information

Mauder, S. The MEDBOX Team (2022) CC
MEDBOX Issue Brief 26. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by eating or drinking food or water that is contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Cholera remains a global threat to public health and is an indicator of inequity and lack of social development. Researchers have esti... more
Le choléra reste une menace mondiale pour la santé publique et un indicateur clé du manque de développement social. La transmission du choléra est étroitement liée à l’accès insuffisant à l’eau potable et à l’assainissement. Les zones typiques à risque sont notamment les bido... more
After more than 3 years with no cases of cholera reported in Haiti, on 2 October 2022, the national authorities reported two confirmed cases of Vibrio cholerae O1 in the greater Port-au-Prince area. On this platform you can find the latest situation updates.
Après plus de trois ans sans cas, Haïti a signalé le 2 octobre 2022 un ensemble de cas de choléra dans la zone métropolitaine de Port-au-Prince, alors que le pays était sur le point d'être déclaré exempt de choléra. Cette résurgence du choléra en Haïti survient dans un contexte opér... more
After more than three years without cases, Haiti reported on 2 October 2022 a cluster of cholera cases in the metropolitan area of Port-au-Prince, just as the country was on the verge of being declared cholera- free. This cholera resurgence in Haiti is happening in a complex operational context, ... more
Since the notification of the first two confirmed cases of Vibrio cholerae O1 in the greater Port-au-Prince area on 2 October 2022, to 22 October 2022, the Haitian Ministry of Health (Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population, MSPP per its French acronym), reported a total of 2,243 suspec... more
Desde la notificación de los dos primeros casos confirmados de Vibrio cholerae O1 en el área del gran Puerto Príncipe el 2 de octubre de 2022, al 23 de octubre de 2022, el Ministerio de Salud de Haití (Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population, MSPP por sus siglas en francés), inform... more

Choléra - informations en français et creole

Deininger, K. The MEDBOX Team (2022) CC
MEDBOX Issue Brief 27: ces derniers temps, un nombre dramatique de cas de choléra a été enregistré dans le monde entier. Selon l'Organisation mondiale de la santé, 29 pays ont déjà signalé la présence de choléra cette année (2022). La Syrie, le Malawi et Haïti sont actuellement aux pris... more
Since late August 2022, cases of severe acute watery diarrhoea have been increasingly reported across Syria, concentrated particularly along the Euphrates river. These were later confirmed to be cholera cases.3 Cholera is a disease caused by bacteria that can be found in faeces, and spreads throug... more
Since the notification of the first two confirmed cases of Vibrio cholerae O1 in the greater Port-au-Prince area on 2 October 2022, to 14 January 2023, the Haitian Ministry of Health (Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population, MSPP per its French acronym), reported a total of 24,232 suspe... more
L'objectif de ce projet pilote est de mitiger l’ampleur et l’impact de flambées de choléra à grande échelle en République démocratique du Congo (RDC). Avec 13 000 cas suspects et 236 décès notifiés depuis le début de l’année 2022, le choléra demeure un problème de santé publique ... more