1. Will New Cholera Initiative Treat the Epidemic as an Emergency?
(Matching tags: unicef, cholera, dominican republic, paul farmer, PAHO)

As expected, the U.N. launched a new cholera eradication initiative yesterday at a press event in the late afternoon featuring U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and other speakers. The Miami Herald’s ...

2. Diphtheria Outbreak Leads to Emergency Vaccination Program
(Matching tags: sanitation, disease, unicef, who, sean penn)

... Christiane Berthiaume, spokesperson for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), told reporters in Geneva.  ...