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The Ministry of Public Health and Population in Yemen has reported additional cholera cases in the country.
To date, 4825 suspected cases of cholera, including 61 associated deaths were reported in Aden, Amran, Al Hudaydah, Al-Bayda‘a, Al-Dhale’a, Ibb, Hajjah, Lahij, Taiz, and Sana’a provinces as well as Sana’a City. Of these, 89 cases have been laboratory-confirmed as Vibrio cholera 01.
While acute watery diarrheal diseases are endemic in Yemen, the ongoing conflict has stretched the capacity of the national health systems.
WHO is working with the Ministry of Public Health and Population, UNICEF and other partner nongovernmental organizations on the ground to coordinate the overall response to this outbreak through a joint Health and WASH taskforce.
In view of the current outbreak, surveillance for acute watery diarrhea has been enhanced in all provinces of the country, 21 cholera treatment centers have been established so far in the affected provinces, training on case management has been conducted, and provision of essential supplies such as IV fluids, oral rehydration solutions and water chlorination tablets have been made.
More than half of Yemen’s 22 million population are currently living at emergency levels of food insecurity and need urgent relief - especially in remote rural areas that are often overlooked by humanitarian schemes.
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.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
