The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has launched an urgent appeal for $20 million to be raised within the next three months to fight the growing cholera crisis in Nigeria and other parts of West and Central Africa.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the agency warned that worsening rainfall, widespread flooding, and mass displacement are accelerating the spread of the disease and putting millions, especially children, at serious risk.
UNICEF says the funding is critical to scaling up health services, water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions, and community engagement to prevent a wider public health disaster.