Continued Catastrophe in Yemen: A War-Torn Country Plagued with Multiple Infectious Diseases

While COVID-19 dominates global headlines, Yemen, a country located on the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East, has been experiencing years of multiple intense and extremely deadly disease outbreaks since 2015. The roots of Yemen’s health and humanitarian crises date back to the Arab Spring uprising in 2011, as Yemen, like many Middle Eastern countries,… Continue reading Continued Catastrophe in Yemen: A War-Torn Country Plagued with Multiple Infectious Diseases

Yemen: A Man-Made Cholera Outbreak

Source: OCHA. Boy awaits treatment in Yemen. June 30, 2017.

Yemen’s cholera outbreak has deep roots in the country’s civil war; warring factions have destroyed sanitation infrastructure and blocked access to critical medical and humanitarian supplies. Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by the ingestion of bacteria present in water and food contaminated with feces. Previous outbreaks in Haiti, Somalia, and the Democratic Republic… Continue reading Yemen: A Man-Made Cholera Outbreak