Brussels allocates €2.3 million in aid to curb a cholera outbreak in Central and West Africa

The European Commission has mobilized 2.3 million euros in emergency humanitarian funds to contain an ongoing cholera epidemic affecting Central and West Africa. The funding, announced on Monday, specifically targets Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and Chad.

The outbreak in the region has reached significant levels, with the affected countries recording more than 61,000 cases in the initial period of the outbreak. The Brussels-allocated emergency funds are directed toward halting the spread of the disease across the four nations.