The European Union has allocated €2.3 million in emergency humanitarian funding to Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad to support efforts to contain the ongoing cholera outbreak across the four countries.
The European Union (EU) Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib
Nigeria will receive the largest share of the funding, with €1.5 million earmarked to strengthen the country’s response to the disease.
The European Commission announced the intervention on Monday, saying the funding would support additional response teams, essential cholera supplies and measures aimed at improving access to safe water and sanitation.
In Nigeria, part of the money will be used to increase the number of intervention teams working in affected communities and provide essential supplies, including cholera response kits.
The funding will also support the treatment of public water points and household water supplies, particularly in communities where access to safe water remains limited.
Authorities will also be able to strengthen epidemiological surveillance in hard-to-reach areas, improve the management of cholera cases and increase public awareness about preventing the spread of the disease.
The intervention will further support risk communication and community sensitisation, allowing health officials and response teams to provide information to communities on how cholera spreads and how people can reduce their risk of infection.
The European Commission said the assistance comes as cholera continues to affect several countries across Africa. Data from the World Health Organisation show that more than 61,000 cholera cases were reported in the African Region during the first five months of 2026, with more than 1,200 deaths recorded during the same period.
The remaining €800,000 will be shared among Cameroon, the Central African Republic and Chad.
Cameroon will receive €100,000 to support outbreak containment, case management, additional medical personnel, essential medicines, cholera treatment units and oral rehydration points in badly affected communities.
The Central African Republic will receive €500,000 to expand case management and vaccination, strengthen disease surveillance and detection, improve community engagement and support safe and dignified burials.
Chad will receive €200,000 to improve access to water, sanitation and hygiene services while strengthening community surveillance and case management.
The European Commissioner for Equality, Crisis Preparedness and Management, Hadja Lahbib, said cholera remains preventable and treatable but continues to threaten lives where people lack access to safe water and healthcare.
The latest funding is intended to help the affected countries respond more quickly to outbreaks, improve treatment and surveillance, and reduce further transmission in vulnerable communities.
