UN / DRC CHOLERA OUTBREAK
27-Mar-2023
00:01:18
The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, told journalists in New York there is a cholera outbreak in the North Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). UNIFEED
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STORY: UN / DRC CHOLERA OUTBREAK
TRT: 01:18
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 27 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
TRT: 01:18
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 27 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
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RECENT - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
27 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at the podium
3. Wide shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Turning to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, our humanitarian colleagues there are telling us there is a cholera outbreak in the North Kivu province. They say the areas of Goma, Karisimbi, Masisi and Nyiragongo are particularly impacted by this outbreak. Health authorities have registered 1,800 confirmed and suspected cases between 13 and 19 March, that’s compared to the 1,000 cases in the previous week. In total, 6,200 cases have been registered between the beginning of the year and last week. The affected areas host over one million internally displaced people with precarious living conditions in many displacement sites. We are of course concerned that people’s limited access to water and inadequate hygiene conditions facilitates the spread of this disease. We along with our partners continue to support cholera treatment centres. However, resources are limited, and the situation may deteriorate further without additional funding to scale up the response.”
5. Wide shot, Dujarric walks away
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
27 MARCH 2023, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at the podium
3. Wide shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Turning to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, our humanitarian colleagues there are telling us there is a cholera outbreak in the North Kivu province. They say the areas of Goma, Karisimbi, Masisi and Nyiragongo are particularly impacted by this outbreak. Health authorities have registered 1,800 confirmed and suspected cases between 13 and 19 March, that’s compared to the 1,000 cases in the previous week. In total, 6,200 cases have been registered between the beginning of the year and last week. The affected areas host over one million internally displaced people with precarious living conditions in many displacement sites. We are of course concerned that people’s limited access to water and inadequate hygiene conditions facilitates the spread of this disease. We along with our partners continue to support cholera treatment centres. However, resources are limited, and the situation may deteriorate further without additional funding to scale up the response.”
5. Wide shot, Dujarric walks away
STORYLINE
The spokesperson for the Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric, today (27 Mar) told journalists in New York there is a cholera outbreak in the North Kivu province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Dujarric said the areas of Goma, Karisimbi, Masisi and Nyiragongo were “particularly impacted” by this outbreak.
Health authorities, he said, “have registered 1,800 confirmed and suspected cases between 13 and 19 March, that’s compared to the 1,000 cases in the previous week.”
In total, 6,200 cases have been registered between the beginning of the year and last week.
The spokesperson said, “affected areas host over one million internally displaced people with precarious living conditions in many displacement sites,” and expressed concern “that people’s limited access to water and inadequate hygiene conditions facilitates the spread of this disease.”
He said the United Nations and partners “continue to support cholera treatment centres.” However, he added, “resources are limited, and the situation may deteriorate further without additional funding to scale up the response.”
Dujarric said the areas of Goma, Karisimbi, Masisi and Nyiragongo were “particularly impacted” by this outbreak.
Health authorities, he said, “have registered 1,800 confirmed and suspected cases between 13 and 19 March, that’s compared to the 1,000 cases in the previous week.”
In total, 6,200 cases have been registered between the beginning of the year and last week.
The spokesperson said, “affected areas host over one million internally displaced people with precarious living conditions in many displacement sites,” and expressed concern “that people’s limited access to water and inadequate hygiene conditions facilitates the spread of this disease.”
He said the United Nations and partners “continue to support cholera treatment centres.” However, he added, “resources are limited, and the situation may deteriorate further without additional funding to scale up the response.”
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