Working together to beat cholera

19 October 2012 -- A cholera outbreak in Sierra Leone has killed almost 300 people and affected more than 20 000. Without support to sustain and expand the response operation, as many as 32 000 cases could be expected this year. This photo gallery displays images of the cholera response operation in New Town, a slum in Aberdeen Bay, Sierra Leone.

• View the photo story

17 October 2012 -- An estimated 20 million people are alive today as a direct result of tuberculosis (TB) care and control, according to the WHO Global tuberculosis report 2012. In the space of 17 years, 51 million people have been successfully treated and cared for according to WHO recommendations.

• Read the press release on TB care and control
• Read the feature story on Cambodia’s success in TB control

16 October 2012 -- Twenty years ago, Cambodia had one of the world’s highest tuberculosis (TB) rates and a health system weakened by decades of conflict and economic hardship. Over the past decade, however, new approaches providing universal access to TB care through primary health centres have halved the number of new cases and helped the country meet global targets for detection and treatment.

• Read the feature story on Cambodia’s success in TB control

11 October 2012—Today the world marks the first ever International Day of the Girl Child. The theme of the day is ending child marriage. The number one cause of death among girls aged 15-19 is death during pregnancy and childbirth. Early marriage also increases exposure to violence and abuse, and can increase the risk of HIV infection.

• Read the fact sheet on adolescent pregnancy
• Ending child marriage: call for action