Roadmap strategy
WHO believes the decline is the result of massive vaccination programmes. Eleven countries received nearly 18 million doses of oral cholera vaccine in 2018, funded by the vaccine alliance, GAVI. However, to defeat cholera long-term, WHO stressed the need to increase access to clean drinking water and adequate sanitation. Dr. Dominique Legros, head of the UN agency’s cholera programme, also called for continued commitment to a 2017 strategy for effective control and elimination. Known as the Global Roadmap, it aims to reduce cholera deaths by 90 per cent and to eliminate transmission in up to 20 countries by 2030. The strategy calls for countries to take action in areas such as early detection and rapid response, strengthened surveillance and vaccination, and effective coordination and resource mobilization. “The global decrease in case numbers we are observing appears to be linked to large-scale vaccination campaigns and countries beginning to adopt the Global Roadmap to 2030 strategy in their national cholera action plans,” said Dr. Legros. “We must continue to strengthen our efforts to engage all cholera-endemic countries in this global strategy to eliminate cholera."WHO support to countries
WHO estimates that cholera infects up to four million people annually, claiming some 143 000 lives. The UN agency and its partners support affected countries with response and prevention. In 2018, staff helped authorities respond to major outbreaks in the DRC, Nigeria, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe. WHO also assisted Haiti, Tanzania and Zambia to transition to longer-term cholera control and elimination.DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
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