EU Releases €2.3m Emergency Aid As Cholera Cases Top 61,000 In Africa
The European Union has released €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to help Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad contain an ongoing cholera epidemic that has recorded more than 61,000 cases across Africa in the first five months of 2026.
Nigeria will receive the largest share, €1.5 million, to expand intervention teams, provide cholera kits, improve water, sanitation and hygiene measures, strengthen disease surveillance and support treatment and community sensitisation.
Cameroon will receive €100,000 for outbreak containment, medicines, additional treatment units and oral rehydration points, while the Central African Republic gets €500,000 to scale up treatment, vaccination, surveillance and WASH interventions.
Chad will receive €200,000 to improve access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene, alongside community-based surveillance and case management.
EU Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, said the funding would help partners respond quickly, contain outbreaks and protect communities most at risk.
Cholera is preventable and treatable, but contaminated water can spread the infection rapidly, with severe cases causing dehydration and shock.
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