There
are currently one million people infected with cholera in wartorn
Yemen, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday
Some
2,225 people have died on the disease since 27 April, it added.
The UN
organisation issued a report stating that as of Monday, there were
983,486 cases of Cholera in Yemen. The organisation also noted that
during the same period, it recorded 2,225 deaths caused by the
disease, spread across 21 of the country’s 22 provinces.
The
report noted that the island of Socotra is the only area that has not
witnessed a cholera outbreak. The strategic Red Sea port city of
Hudaydah, which is under Houthi contro, has the highest number of
cases with over 143,000.
The
Hajjah province has had the highest number of cholera deaths with
417.
Cholera
is a disease that causes acute diarrhoea that could lead to the death
of those affected within hours if not treated. Malnourished children
aged five and under are most prone to the disease.
Impoverished
Yemen has remained in a state of civil war since 2014, when Houthi
rebels overran much of the country, including the capital Sana’a.
In 2015,
Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies launched a massive air campaign
aimed at reversing Houthi military gains and shoring up Yemen’s
embattled government.
According
to UN officials, more than 10,000 people have been killed in the war,
while more than 11 per cent of the country’s population has been
displaced.
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