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The World Health Organization (WHO) called on the international donors to provide multimillion financial aid to help the organization to deal with cholera in the crisis-torn Yemen, the WHO’s press service said in a Tuesday statement.
According to the WHO, a total of 340 suspected cases of cholera have been registered in Yemen by October 17, however no deaths have been reported so far. "The World Health Organization and health partners urgently require support from the international donor community to contain the spread of acute watery diarrhea/cholera in Yemen. A total of US$ 22.35 million is required by the Health and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene clusters, of which US$ 16.6 million is immediately required," the statement said.
WHO added that more than 7.6 million people lived in the affected areas, including 3 million of internally displaced people.
Saudi Arabia began its deadly campaign against Yemen in late March 2015. The strikes were meant to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
About 10,000 people have been killed and over 16,000 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.
The ongoing violence in Yemen has already resulted in a large-scale humanitarian crisis. According to UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Jamie McGoldrick, over 13 million Yemenis are in need of immediate assistance in the country.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
