Essential Cholera Links

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The World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) have a wealth of information on cholera available on their web sites. The list below summarizes some of the most important cholera documents by these groups and links to the documents on their sites.   

The World Health Organization (WHO)

  1. The WHO website on cholera is an important source of information on the global cholera situation
  2. A general fact sheet about cholera
  3. WHO Position paper on Cholera

 

 

UNICEF

  1. UNICEF plays an important role in the control of cholera, especially in improving water and sanitation, and has a website dedicated to cholera
  2. Cholera infographic
  3. UNICEF has developed an extensive toolkit on cholera, available in print, USB, and online, and is a must-read for program planners and implementers [ENG/FR]
  4.  UNICEF guidance note on the use of oral cholera vaccine

 

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

The CDC cholera website contains comprehensive information and essential resources on cholera, including: latest cholera outbreak updates, information on cholera diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control; publications, data, and statistics; training resources; and health promotion materials.  

 

 

Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) 

  1. GTFCC Guidance on OCV use
  2. GTFCC Guidance to support countries for the development of their National Cholera Plan
  3. A cholera mobile application guidance note for technical guidance 
  4. A cholera roadmap research agenda
  5.  GTFCC Cholera Outbreak Response Field Manual 
  6. GTFCC Guidance to identify priority areas for cholera control interventions