Updated On: 27 August, 2024 08:04 PM IST | Hyderabad | mid-day online correspondent
Although cholera is both preventable and treatable, the number of cases and deaths worldwide has been steadily increasing since 2021. From early 2023 to March this year, 824,479 cases and 5,900 deaths were reported across 31 countries, according to Bharat Biotech’s statement

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Bharat Biotech International has introduced a new single-strain Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) called HILLCHOL®.
According to a statement from the company, HILLCHOL® was developed under licence from Hilleman Laboratories, which is funded by Merck (US) and Wellcome Trust (UK), to tackle cholera.