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Zambia's Industrial Development Corporation and China's Jijia International Medical Technology signed a joint venture agreement on 2 November 2026 for a cholera vaccine plant in Lusaka; the first phase is estimated at US$24.13 million, with capacity of up to 20 million doses a year.
Kenya's Ministry of Health lists cholera, dengue and Rift Valley fever among the risks of the October–December rains, The Standard reported on 15 September, and WHO links all three to heavy rain; Rift Valley fever outbreaks in Kenya in 1997–98 and 2006–07 came after heavy rain, WHO and a 2009 study say.
Floods can contaminate drinking water and spread cholera, and the standing pools they leave can breed mosquitoes and may raise malaria transmission some weeks later, WHO says; the Kenya Meteorological Department forecasts above-average rain in most counties for the October–December short rains.
Forecasters say El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole should bring more rain to East Africa in October–December; the WHO links heavy rain and flooding to Rift Valley fever and cholera.
