Source: http://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/un...olera-outbreak
UNICEF Supports Health Centres in Yemen to Respond to Cholera Outbreak
Report
from UN Children's Fund
Published on 07 Oct 2016
SANA?A, 7 October 2016 - Health authorities in Yemen confirmed a cholera outbreak on Thursday, 6 October, posing an increased health risk to the population-especially children-given the crumbling health system in the country.
?This outbreak adds to the misery of millions of children in Yemen. We are supporting health centres to prevent and treat cholera cases and will continue working with partners to scale up the response and stem out this dangerous disease?, said UNICEF Representative in Yemen, Julien Harneis.
Health authorities announced that cholera cases have been confirmed in the capital, Sana?a while others are suspected in the southwestern city of Taiz. UNICEF and partners are working to establish the exact scale of the outbreak. If not treated, severe cases of cholera can kill up to 15% of people affected in just a few hours...
UNICEF Supports Health Centres in Yemen to Respond to Cholera Outbreak
Report
from UN Children's Fund
Published on 07 Oct 2016
SANA?A, 7 October 2016 - Health authorities in Yemen confirmed a cholera outbreak on Thursday, 6 October, posing an increased health risk to the population-especially children-given the crumbling health system in the country.
?This outbreak adds to the misery of millions of children in Yemen. We are supporting health centres to prevent and treat cholera cases and will continue working with partners to scale up the response and stem out this dangerous disease?, said UNICEF Representative in Yemen, Julien Harneis.
Health authorities announced that cholera cases have been confirmed in the capital, Sana?a while others are suspected in the southwestern city of Taiz. UNICEF and partners are working to establish the exact scale of the outbreak. If not treated, severe cases of cholera can kill up to 15% of people affected in just a few hours...
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