A recent international statistic revealed that the cases of cholera in Yemen amounted to more than 260 thousand injuries and about 900 deaths during the past year.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest report on cholera outbreaks, issued on Saturday, that 260,552 cases were reported throughout Yemen, and 879 deaths related to the epidemic, from January 1 to December 29. First 2024.

The report added that the number of cases and deaths reported last December reached 10,502 new cases of cholera and 16 deaths related to them, "which represents a decrease of 47% in cases and 67% in deaths compared to November. The second of the same year.

He explained "World Health" that Hodeidah, Hajjah, Amran and Taiz topped the list of governorates in the number of cholera/acute water diarrhea (AWD) announced, followed by Dhamar and Ibb, then the rest of the other governorates, while Shabwa, Hadramout, Al Mahra and Socotra were the lowest in cases of injury .

The report emphasized that Yemen came at the top of the list of countries in the eastern Mediterranean region, in the number of cases, followed by Afghanistan with 175,262 cases, then Pakistan (76,573), while total cases in the region during the past year reached 597,026 cases.

As for the death -related deaths, Yemen ranked second after Sudan, which recorded 1,296 deaths, then Somalia (138), Afghanistan (88), Iraq (2), while the total deaths in the eastern Mediterranean region reached 2,403 deaths. p>

The World Health Organization confirmed that the total cases of cholera and acute water diarrhea registered around the world during the past year amounted to 804,721 cases, including 5,805 deaths.