Ending Cholera: Global Roadmap to 2030
October 4, 2017, Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
October 4, 2017, Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)
Cholera is a disease that continues to affect 2.9 million people each year across 40 countries, many of which are in Africa. While clean drinking water and advanced sanitation systems have made Europe and North America cholera-free for decades, more than 2 billion people remain without access to safe water and sanitation. Cholera continues to disproportionately affect the poorest and most vulnerable people worldwide and within each affected country.
The Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) brings together more than 50 organizations to intensify efforts and strengthen partnerships to reduce cholera deaths by 90% by 2030 through a renewed strategy and global roadmap that will be launched during the high level meeting that will be held at Les Pensières Center for Global Health in Veyrier-du-Lac on October 4th.
At the end of the launch, the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) will issue a Declaration to Ending Cholera.
The Launch of the Global Roadmap is supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Mérieux Foundation and WaterAid.
