Work Together. Stop Transmission. End Deaths.

StopCholera.org and the StopCholera Toolkit are a collection of practical tools and new resources created for the use of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) as part of an integrated strategy to reduce cholera mortality, prevent cases, and halt outbreaks.

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We work to prevent, treat, and control cholera.

We provide tools and resources to countries and agencies who are dealing with the threat of cholera in order to assist them in making evidence-based decisions regarding when and how to use OCV.

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A young girl in Kolkata, India, stands by her family's cholera-contaminated water supply.

OCV should be part of comprehensive cholera strategies

Learn the basics of oral cholera vaccine (OCV) through Wikipedia and then find out more through the StopCholera FAQ page.

Photo: A young girl in Kolkata, India, stands by her family's cholera-contaminated water supply. © 2009 Chelsea Solmo, Courtesy of Photoshare

A child is treated for dehydration due to cholera during an outbreak in Zanzibar.

A Deadly Disease

Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal disease that can kill within hours if left untreated. A child is treated for dehydration due to cholera during an outbreak in Zanzibar. ©  2009 Lorenz von Seidlein.

The Cholera Treatment Center in Beira, Mozambique runs steadily during a cholera outbreak.

Cholera Affects Millions Each Year

An estimated 3 to 5 million cholera cases and about 120,000 cholera deaths occurr every year worldwide. The Cholera Treatment Center in Beira, Mozambique runs steadily during a cholera outbreak. © 2004 Lorenz von Seidlein.

person swimming in dirty water

Many Lack Safe Water and Sanitation

Provision of safe water and sanitation is critical to reduce the impact of cholera and many other diseases © 2012 Shariq Allaqaband/Cover Asia Press, Courtesy of Photoshare.

A Haitian child receives oral cholera vaccine during a campaign that successfully reached over 40,000 people during the cholera outbreak in 2012.

Oral Cholera Vaccines Can Help Save Lives

Oral cholera vaccine (OCV) is an important tool to control cholera and should be used in conjunction with conventional control measures.  A Haitian child receives oral cholera vaccine during a campaign that successfully reached over 40,000 people during the cholera outbreak in 2012. © 2012 Jon Lascher, Partners In Health.

Child getting Cholera vaccine in Vietnam

GAVI Alliance Invests in OCV Stockpile

On 22-Nov-2013, GAVI committed funds to support increasing the stockpile of oral cholera vaccines, ensuring that millions more doses of life-saving vaccine will be delivered to those in need. Integrating vaccine into cholera programs can help #stopcholera.  Press Release. ©2005 Lorenz von Seidlein.

Two researchers on a boat in in the Central Province of Zambia

Every year cholera affects thousands of people. Vibrio cholerae, the agent which causes cholera, thrives in brackish waters of estuaries as well as in coastal seawaters, and even freshwater in rivers, canals, ponds, or lakes, if saline levels are compensated by warmth and organic nutrients. This is a picture from a swamp in Lukanga which is a major wetland in the Central Province of Zambia in Africa. Cholera continues to thrive in this region.

Researcher with blood samples

Oral Cholera Vaccines reduce the chances of getting infected with cholera. Taking the OCV can protect you from getting sick from cholera. The Oral Cholera Vaccine Campaign is part of the efforts to control cholera in your community, and is complementary to reinforcing access to safe water and sanitation. 

ORAL CHOLERA VACCINATION FACTS

  • Safely given more than 29 million doses
  • Experience in more than 14 countries
  • Well-accepted
  • Effective in epidemic and endemic situations
  • WHO prequalified
  • WHO recommended
  • Proven herd protection
  • Available through WHO and GAVI stockpile
  • Cost-effective when used strategically

Learn more: Frequently Asked Questions