VOA: UN: Cholera Cases in Yemen Could Top 300,000 by End of August
GENEVA — The U.N. Children's Fund warns cholera cases and deaths in war-torn Yemen continue to mount and could reach 300,000 by the end of August. UNICEF puts the current number of suspected cases at nearly 200,000, including more than 1,200 deaths — with a quarter of those being children.
UNICEF says containing the cholera outbreak in Yemen is extremely difficult. It says the health system is near total collapse, water and sanitation systems are in disrepair and the people who are meant to care for patients, collect the garbage and maintain vital systems have not been paid for six months.
The UNICEF representative in Yemen, Meritxell Relano, says despite the obstacles, aid agencies are making progress in reducing cholera cases and deaths in some parts of the country.
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More News On Yemen's Massive Cholera Outbreak
WHO: More than 1,300 now dead in Yemen's cholera epidemic -- UPI
Cholera cases in Yemen now more 200,000 -- CBC/Reuters
Yemen faces world's worst cholera outbreak - UN -- BBC
Yemen faces world's worst cholera outbreak, UN warns -- Al Arabiya
Saudi Arabia donates to end Yemen cholera outbreak it helped start -- VICE News
Yemen's Cholera Outbreak Is Only Getting Worse -- Newsy
The horrors of Yemen's spiralling cholera crisis -- Johannes Bruwer, International Committee of the Red Cross/BBC
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