The Cholera time bomb
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A Congolese boy at a cholera treatment clinic in the town of Goma, Congo where fighting between rebel forces and the government has displaced a quarter of a million people and caused a humanitarian crisis. Cholera is a waterborne disease easily prevented by ensuring proper sanitation. It is no longer a major health problem in first world countries but continues to threaten the developing world.
A Congolese boy at a cholera treatment clinic in the town of Goma, Congo where fighting between rebel forces and the government has displaced a quarter of a million people and caused a humanitarian crisis. Cholera is a waterborne disease easily prevented by ensuring proper sanitation. It is no longer a major health problem in first world countries but continues to threaten the developing world.








