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Continuous water supply: a decisive factor in the fight against cholera

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  • Karin GALLANDAT (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine),
  • Pierre-Yves DURAND (Agence française de développement),
  • Thierry VANDEVELDE (Fondation Veolia),
  • Jaime SAIDI (ministère de la Santé, République démocratique du Congo)

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Around 2.4 billion cases of diarrhoeal disease were recorded globally in 2015, causing approximately 500,000 deaths among children under five. Over 60% of these deaths were attributed to poor access to water and sani-tation. Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease which, if left untreated, can lead to death within hours. Each year, 1.3 to 4 million cases and 95,000 deaths - half of them affecting children under the age of five - are estimated to be due to cholera. In sub-Saharan Africa, more than half of all chol-era cases occur in “hotspots” accounting for less than 4% of the total population. The Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) strategy targets these hotspots.

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  • Karin GALLANDAT (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), & Pierre-Yves DURAND (Agence française de développement), & Thierry VANDEVELDE (Fondation Veolia), & Jaime SAIDI (ministère de la Sant, 2021. "Continuous water supply: a decisive factor in the fight against cholera," Working Paper 341dea67-729f-4d97-b348-3, Agence française de développement.
    • Handle: RePEc:avg:wpaper:en12768
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    République démocratique du Congo;

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    • Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics

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