Conflict, economic crises, and climate change converge to create breeding ground for fresh cholera outbreak in Yemen

Published on December 14, 2023

Cholera cases are surging in Yemen, Oxfam warned this week, with 1,336 suspected cases and 11 associated deaths recorded October 2–December 3, raising fears of a return to the epidemic of 2016–2021; the country’s health sector has been ravaged by conflict and disaster, including recent floods that left 15 million+ without access to clean water.

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