Nigeria, Nov. 10 -- More than 3,000 people have died from cholera worldwide since the beginning of 2026, with nearly 90 per cent of the deaths recorded in Africa, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

The WHO disclosed this on Tuesday, warning that the disease remained a major public health threat despite efforts to reduce global cases by 90 per cent by 2030.

According to Lorenzo Pezzoli, the WHO's lead for epidemic-prone bacterial diseases, cholera killed nearly 7,900 people in 2025, making it the deadliest year for the disease since 1999.

Pezzoli said data from the first nine months of 2026 showed a decline in deaths compared with the previous year, but stressed that the number of fatalities remained high.

The UN health age...