WHO: the incidence of cholera in the world increased by 58 percent in a month

Infections were reported in May from 19 countries. 185 patients died in a month.

High incidence was noted in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In total, more than 26 thousand cases of infection were detected there in May.

According to WHO, from January 1 to May 24, 2024, 194,897 cases of cholera were registered worldwide. 1,932 patients died.

Back in January 2023, WHO reported that it estimates the increase in the incidence of cholera in the world as a "third-class emergency". According to the results of May 2024, the organization, "based on information on the number of outbreaks of the disease in the world and their geographical distribution, as well as taking into account the shortage of vaccines and other resources, continues to assess the risk at the global level as very high."

The WHO also pointed out that the demand for cholera vaccines exceeds the volume of supplies. According to the organization, from January 2023 to May 2024, 16 countries requested 92 million doses, 49 million were produced during this period.

Uzbekistan is studying foreign experience in hazardous waste management

Timurlan Aitmuratov, Deputy Director General of the Center for State Environmental Expertise under the Ministry of Ecology, took part in the 14th meeting of the open-ended working group of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, held in Geneva, Switzerland.

WHO: the incidence of cholera in the world increased by 58 percent in a month