Cholera Death Toll in Taiz Rises to 52 in 2024

Cholera Death Toll in Taiz Rises to 52 in 2024

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 t...

Awareness Campaign Launched in Marib Amid Cholera Outbreak

Awareness Campaign Launched in Marib Amid Cholera Outbreak

On November 17, 2024, health authorities in Marib province launched a health awareness campaign regarding the cholera outbreak, which has resulted in 88 confirmed deaths and hundreds of suspected cases since the beginning of the year. The initiative will take place in over 100 schools, targeting a...

Cholera Outbreak in Taiz: 43 Deaths and Over 6,000 Cases Reported

Cholera Outbreak in Taiz: 43 Deaths and Over 6,000 Cases Reported

On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, the Public Health and Population Office in Taiz Governorate, located in southwestern Yemen, reported 43 deaths due to acute watery diarrhea and cholera since the beginning of the year. In a statement from the health office's media department, it was noted tha...

UN Reports Cholera Death Toll in Yemen Rises to 720 Since March

UN Reports Cholera Death Toll in Yemen Rises to 720 Since March

The United Nations announced on Wednesday that the death toll from the cholera outbreak in Yemen has increased significantly, reaching 720 fatalities since March. The organization warned that the humanitarian situation in the country continues to deteriorate due to ongoing conflict and regional in...

Cholera Outbreak in Yemen: UN Reports 186,000 Cases in Six Months

Cholera Outbreak in Yemen: UN Reports 186,000 Cases in Six Months

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported a severe cholera outbreak in Yemen, revealing that the disease has claimed the lives of 680 individuals between March and September 2024. During this six-month period, approximately 186,000 suspected cholera...

Third Cholera Treatment Center Opens in Marib, Official Calls for More

Third Cholera Treatment Center Opens in Marib, Official Calls for More

The Director General of the Public Health and Population Office in Marib Governorate, Dr. Ahmed Al-Abbadi, inaugurated a cholera and acute watery diarrhea treatment center at the 26th of September Hospital in the Al-Jafina camp south of Marib City on Friday, July 19, 2024. The Yemeni News Agenc...

Cholera Outbreak in Sana'a and Amran Amidst Houthi Media Blackout

Cholera Outbreak in Sana'a and Amran Amidst Houthi Media Blackout

Medical sources in Yemen's capital Sana'a have reported a "worrying" spread of cholera in the provinces of Sana'a and Amran, amidst a media blackout by the Houthi group, designated as a terrorist organization by the international community. Speaking to "Barran Press&q...

Cholera Outbreak in Lahj Village Claims Two Lives, Sickens Over 40

Cholera Outbreak in Lahj Village Claims Two Lives, Sickens Over 40

A cholera outbreak in a village in Lahj Governorate, southern Yemen, has claimed the lives of two young men and sickened over 40 residents, according to medical sources. Widad Mohammed, the epidemiological surveillance coordinator at the Lahj Public Health Office, told "Barran Press" ...