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The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Tuesday that the cholera outbreak in Yemen is continuing to spread at an alarming speed, adding that over 124,000 cases have been recorded – almost half of them are children.
“Children continue to bear the brunt of the war in Yemen. Many who have become ill or have died from cholera were suffering from malnutrition. At least 923 people have died from the disease since late April. Children account for one quarter of the deaths,” Meritxell Relaño, UNICEF Representative in Yemen.
“The cholera outbreak is overwhelming what remains of Yemen’s conflict-battered health system. Hospitals and treatment centers are struggling to cope with the large number of patients coming in from across the country. Medicines and intravenous fluids are quickly running out,” Relaño added.
The UN representative stated that “with no end in sight to the conflict, the cholera outbreak – and potentially other disease will continue to stalk the lives of children.”
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
