"With 23.484 cases and 532 deaths in the first week of September, the number of cholera cases recorded in DRC since the beginning of this year exceeded the total recorded in 2011", announces today a press release of OCHA in Kinshasa.
In 2011, the country had recorded 21.692 cases and 584 deaths.
"Despite mobilization of the humanitarian community particularly the World Health Organization (WHO) ans its partners, absence of large investments in drinking water supply and sanitation reduces the chances of mastering the epidemic sustainable way", OCHA concluded
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