UN: Cholera has killed at least 720 people in Yemen since March
Since March of this year, more than 720 people have died from the cholera epidemic in Yemen. More than 203,000 cases of the disease have been registered throughout the country. According to the WHO, only 51 percent of health facilities in Yemen are fully operational, and 36 percent provide limited services.
Joyce Msuya, assistant secretary general of the UN for humanitarian affairs, noted that the cholera epidemic continues to spread in Yemen, and more than 203,000 cases of the disease have been recorded in the country since March of this year.
In the same period, the outbreak killed at least 720 people, 53 percent of whom were women and girls, Msui said.
Yemen continues to face the world's worst humanitarian and public health crisis due to its nearly 10-year civil war.
Due to the war, many infectious diseases are widespread in the country, especially since the beginning of 2024, cholera has increased significantly.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), only 51 percent of Yemen's health facilities are fully functional, and 36 percent provide limited services.
For information, the cholera epidemic is also spreading in poor countries such as Sudan and Nigeria, which are in the vortex of civil wars, and the number of victims is increasing day by day.
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