Yemen: as cholera surges again, UN and partners double down on vaccination efforts
Oct 03, 2018, at 09:27 am
New York, Oct 3 (IBNS): Following an “important increase” in the number of suspected cholera cases recently in Yemen, a new vaccination campaign is underway in coordination with the government to prevent a third major outbreak, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday.
Fresh Yemen hospital attack raises risk of new cholera epidemic
Aug 04, 2018, at 07:10 am
New York, Aug 4 (IBNS): A deadly attack on one of the last functioning hospitals in Yemen in the key port city of Hudaydah has put hundreds of thousands of people at risk and damaged efforts to prevent a third cholera epidemic in the war-torn country, top UN officials warned on Friday.