A Lion in Our Village The Unconscionable Tragedy of Cholera in Africa by Mintz and Guerrant - Article Example

Observably, the widespread presence of Epidemic Cholera in Africa is an example of the ever-deteriorating lifestyle of the people. In lieu of this phenomenon, a physician in London, Mr. John Snow determined the transmission of the disease while Robert Koch highlighted its causes. Correspondingly, Mintz and Guerrant highlighted that approaches to prevent the disease were proved and dictated more than 150 years ago (1060). To an extent, because of such intervention in the early days, Cholera prevailed at a negligible rate in developed and advanced countries, such as the United States (US).

Gradually, Oral Hydration Thereby (ORT) emerged as a potential step to mitigate cases of Cholera, further saving millions of lives in Southern Asia and Latin America, which further led to the reduction in the frequency of typhoid and hepatitis within the nation. However, measures such as proper sanitation and proper drinking were not extensively available on the African continent, as argued by Mintz and Guerrant (1061). The article further discusses that the United Nations (UN) emerged with millennium goals in the recent context, among which, ensuring access to fresh drinking water to the people was one of the primes.

However, more than 73000 cases of Cholera have been recorded in Africa as of the year 2009.