Hodeidah 'cholera cases triple after Saudi-UAE offensive': Report

UK-based NGO says rise in suspected cases follows launch of military offensive by Saudi Arabia-UAE coalition in June.


1 Oct 2018

Suspected cholera cases have almost tripled in Yemen's coastal Hodeidah region since the Saudi Arabia-UAE coalition launched a military offensive in June to retake the area, according to a rights group.

Health facilities across the governorate recorded a 170 percent increase in the number of suspected cholera cases, from 497 in June to 1,342 in August, Save the Children, a UK-based NGO, said in a report.

The group said the spike was in line with national data that also showed a steady increase of suspected cholera cases across Yemen.

Thirty percent of all suspected cases are children under five years old, according to the World Health Organization.


https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/10/hodeidah-cholera-cases-triple-saudi-uae-offensive-report-181001173828553.html