Declining global trends of cholera: areas to strengthen and the way forward

Authors : Saurabh SHRİVASTAVA, Prateek SHRİVASTAVA

Pages : 1246-1247

Doi:10.17826/cumj.669113

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Publication Date : 2020-09-30

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Cholera has been regarded as one of the major public health concerns of infectious origin in the low- and middle-income nations. It is quite encouraging to know that a decline of almost 60% was reported in the incidence of the cases in the year 2018, with a significant reduction in the number of cases in the high endemic nations. The reported decline is an outcome of the sustained commitment of policy makers, efforts of the health workers, community engagement and organization of the mass vaccination campaigns against the disease. In order to expedite the gains accomplished, the global readers have formulated a roadmap for attaining the specified target by 2030 and it lays down the plan to prevent and eventually eliminate the disease. In conclusion, despite the significant gains accomplished in the battle against the prevention and control of the disease, a lot needs to be done and this will essentially require a multisectoral and a concerted approach.
Keywords : Cholera, WASH, World Health Organization