Qatar Charity announced, on Thursday, that it provided health support that contributed to the treatment of 7,300 people infected with cholera in 5 Yemeni governorates.

The association (an international non-governmental organization) said in a statement that the donations made through it by charitable people in Qatar “contributed to alleviating the suffering of thousands of Yemeni patients, especially those suffering from cholera, including children and women from the displaced and local communities, which was greatly appreciated by the beneficiaries.” And the relevant health authorities.”

The statement explained that “this aid provided important humanitarian support to health facilities in Yemen, specifically centers specialized in treating watery diarrhea and cholera, in the governorates of Hajjah and Al-Hudaydah (west), Ibb and Taiz (southwest), and Amran (north), where it is expected to be located.” The total number of beneficiaries is 7,300 epidemic cases.”

This support came “in response to humanitarian calls issued by the health sector in Yemen to provide medicines and medical supplies in the targeted areas, where nearly 9 million people suffer from a severe shortage of basic health services,” according to the same source.

The association noted that the support “included providing intravenous solutions and emergency medicines to treat those infected with cholera, with the aim of improving the general health situation and reducing the suffering of displaced people and affected communities.”

On October 15, the United Nations announced that more than 203,000 suspected cases of cholera had been detected in Yemen since last March, and that 720 people had lost their lives due to the disease.

On July 10, the Yemeni government announced a decline in international funding for the health sector by about 70 percent.