With another devastating number of deaths due to a cholera outbreak something needs to be done. Four of every five cases involves women or children. This is devastating but because people cross borders so frequently, it is hard to keep the disease under control and isolated. The latest death toll in Nigeria was 1, 555, the largest outbreak in recent years. A main problem is the people of Nigeria and many other surrounding countries do not have access to safe water, which is a way in which cholera spreads. With cholera killing roughly 12,000 people per year, there has to be a way to end this high number of deaths. Looking at bettering these people's resources would be a sufficient start.
By: Lindsay Weidling
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