In 2022, 30 countries had cholera cases. In November 2022, MSF is running cholera interventions in more than ten countries. In many of these countries, the situation is worrying, and MSF’s operational volume is quite considerable. Over the last months and weeks, MSF has put out several comms pieces documenting the situation in different countries.

Different causes (conflict, political instability, floods, drought) have led to the same problem in many different places: a lack of access clean drinking water. Every year, several countries report cholera outbreaks, but in 2022 30 countries reported cholera when only 20 countries has reported cholera in the past 5 years.

Cholera outbreak response and prevention plans are interlinked. Access to safe water and sanitation is critical. Vaccine is only a cornerstone of the response, but cannot work without surveillance, WASH and improved case management to reduce mortality.