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Yemeni volunteers come forward to beat cholera epidemic
Two and a half years of war have sapped Yemen of money and medical facilities it needs to battle the epidemic, to which aid agencies and medics say the poor, the starving, the pregnant and the young are most vulnerable.
Yemeni volunteers come forward to beat cholera epidemic
A woman sits with her sons while they are treated at a cholera treatment center in Sanaa, Yemen October 8, 2017. / Reuters
By Staff Reporter
October 23, 2017

Cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen continues to worsen with over 815,000 cases since April this year.

The outbreak has killed over 2,100 people in Yemen.

Experts say the epidemic could affect one million people as at least 4,000 cases are being reported daily.

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But now some Yemenis have volunteered to take the fight against the epidemic into their own hands.

TRT World’sRahul Radhakrishnan has the story.

SOURCE:TRTWorld and agencies
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