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Yemen cholera epidemic kills 2,000, infects 500,000 as outbreak hits ‘grim milestone’

RT | Aug 14, 2017

A man infected with cholera lies on a bed at a cholera treatment center in Sanaa, Yemen © Khaled Abdulla / Reuters

The cholera outbreak in Yemen, which began in April, has now killed 2,000 people and infected 500,000 in what the World Health Organization (WHO) describes as “largest epidemic in the world.”

While the outbreak slowed in July in the worst affected areas, the waterborne disease continues to spread to new areas, creating additional strain on the limited resources available to deal with the crisis.

In a grim milestone, suspected #cholera cases in #Yemen this year reached 500,000 https://t.co/LoRSzhRaYdhttp://pic.twitter.com/OuC008zQEl

— WHO (@WHO) August 14, 2017

"The response is working in some places. We can tell you that surveillance confirms a decline in suspected cases over the past four weeks in some of the most affected governorates," WHO spokeswoman Fadela Chaib told a news briefing last Friday, as cited by Reuters.

"Most notably Sanaa city, Hajja and Amran are consistent with his decline. But in many other districts, cases and deaths persist and are on the rise."

Even though the #cholera outbreak is slowing down, with 5000 daily cases and 500000 people infected, current rain is very concerning #Yemenhttp://pic.twitter.com/ItxxrgkG4U

— Johannes Bruwer (@JohannesBruwer1) August 13, 2017

86 tons of #cholera and medical supplies and 264 tons of food just received in #Yemen@ICRC_ye from Oman & Jordan. Still more coming. http://pic.twitter.com/HAtGQZWDIN

— Johannes Bruwer (@JohannesBruwer1) August 14, 2017

There are 5,000 new cases of cholera a day in Yemen with the current total standing at 503,484, according to Reuters.

Cholera causes acute diarrhoea and dehydration and the disease is spread by the consumption of food or water tainted with human feces.

The country’s waste management and water treatment infrastructure has been severely damaged during the two-year civil war, which has killed more than 10,000 people, according to Reuters. This leads to ever-increasing risk of infection, particularly in major population centers.

The clean water supply is severely curtailed in the majority of the country and waste collection has ceased in major cities. This two-pronged health crisis has pushed Yemen’s health service to the brink of collapse.

20mn on brink of starvation: RT primer on world’s worst humanitarian crisis since WWII https://t.co/fGGUJzJR1Hhttp://pic.twitter.com/16lc2yNmTb

— RT (@RT_com) August 6, 2017

More than half the country's medical centers have been bombed or closed due to lack of funds, there are widespread shortages of basic medicine and medical equipment necessary to treat the disease and 30,000 Yemeni health workers have not been paid this year.

"Yemen’s health workers are operating in impossible conditions. Thousands of people are sick, but there are not enough hospitals, not enough medicines, not enough clean water,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.

“These doctors and nurses are the backbone of the health response – without them we can do nothing in Yemen. They must be paid their wages so that they can continue to save lives," he added.

The survival rate for those who have access to the necessary medical treatment is 99 percent, however, the conflict has curtailed access to basic medical services in the country.

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