Addis Ababa (ENA) — Ethiopian Public Health Institute is deliberating a high-level consultative and advocacy workshop on national cholera control plan. In line with the global roadmap for the Control and Elimination of Cholera, Ethiopia through the Ministry of Health has committed to roadmap of cholera elimination by 2030 on 71st world health assembly. Furthermore, Ethiopia took a bold and ambitious step to eliminate cholera in Ethiopia by 2028 ahead of the global target. Ethiopia has developed its first country Multisector Cholera Elimination Plan 2022/23 with the overall aim to reduce morbidity and mortality due to cholera and achieve cholera elimination in Ethiopia by 2028. According to the Global Taskforce on Cholera Control (GTFCC), the new global strategy for cholera control aims to achieve a 90 percent reduction in cholera deaths through the mobilization of cholera-affected countries with the support of the GTFCC.

Source: Ethiopian News December 26, 2022 11:55 UTC