Beira, Mozambique

IMMUSE™: IMMUSE™ and Global Empowerment Mission Deliver Lifesaving Aid to Mozambique After Cyclone Idai

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Friday, April 5, 2019
Geography of Africa, Africa, Countries, 2018–19 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Cyclone Idai, Zimbabwe, Beira, Mozambique, Michael Capponi, Tropical cyclone, MOZAMBIQUE

KEY BISCAYNE, Fla., April 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --IMMUSE and Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) provide lifesaving aid to the people of Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai.

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  • KEY BISCAYNE, Fla., April 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --IMMUSE and Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) provide lifesaving aid to the people of Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai.
  • Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall near Beira City in central Mozambique in the early hours of March 15th.
  • "We are honored to be a part of Global Empowerment Mission's relief mission in Mozambique to help communities that were greatly affected by this horrific natural disaster," said IMMUSE Founder and President, Fabrizio Acquaviva.
  • Global Empowerment Mission is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2011 by Michael Capponi.

900,000 cholera vaccine doses arrive in Beira

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Medical specialties, Medicine, Infectious diseases, RTT, Intestinal infectious diseases, Waterborne diseases, Vaccines, 2018–19 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season, Cyclone Idai, Cholera vaccine, Beira, Mozambique, Nhamatanda

BEIRA, Mozambique, April 2, 2019 /CNW/ - Nearly 900,000 doses of the cholera vaccine, procured by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), arrived in Beira, Mozambique, on Tuesday afternoon and the vaccination campaign will begin imminently.

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  • BEIRA, Mozambique, April 2, 2019 /CNW/ - Nearly 900,000 doses of the cholera vaccine, procured by UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), arrived in Beira, Mozambique, on Tuesday afternoon and the vaccination campaign will begin imminently.
  • The national Health Ministry has confirmed 1,052 cases of cholera in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai.
  • The large majority of these (959 cases) are in Beira where one death has also been confirmed, followed by Nhamatanda (87 cases).
  • Cholera is an acute diarrheal disease that can kill within hours if left untreated.