Cholera vaccination begins in the Congo

The WHO, along with local and international partners, just kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to reach more than 835,000 people by June 1 in six areas across the country. More than 10,000 people have fallen ill with the disease since the beginning of the year, and the outbreak has led to more than 240 deaths. The campaign is underway in the same region of the DRC as the Ebola outbreak that has been in full force since August last year. As of Sunday, the crisis has resulted in 1,912 cases and 1,277 deaths. Following a Saturday attack on the response, another health worker — the fifth such person — has died.