On November 20, 2024, health officials in Taiz, southwestern Yemen, reported that the cholera death toll in the province has risen to 52 since the beginning of the year. Taysir Al-Samahi, media officer at the Taiz Health Office, stated that there have been over 8,000 reported cases of cholera in the region.

Al-Samahi highlighted that the number of suspected cholera cases has reached 8,461, with 1,382 confirmed through laboratory tests. Just a week prior, health authorities had reported 48 cholera-related deaths.

The Yemeni government had previously announced a 70% decrease in international funding for the health sector as of July 10, 2024.

Yemen has experienced a relative lull in conflict over the past two years, following nearly a decade of war between the internationally recognized government and the Houthi movement, which has controlled major areas, including the capital Sana'a, since September 2014.

The ongoing war has devastated much of Yemen’s infrastructure, particularly the health sector, contributing to one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, according to the United Nations.