Ethopia: New cholera outbreak in Amhara’s Qwara district claims five lives in two months; 270 cases reported since January

Addis Abeba– A cholera outbreak in Qwara district, located in the West Gondar Zone of Ethiopia’s Amhara region, has claimed five lives in the past two months. According to the International Medical Corps, 270 new cases were recorded in the district between 03 January and 18 February, 2025.

In its latest situation update, the International Medical Corps emphasized that Qwara district has experienced recurrent cholera outbreaks, with the first recorded case reported on 15 July, 2023, at the Bermil St….