03:30At least 14 people died, and hundreds have been infected with cholera in Yemen during the past few months.
Footage filmed on Sunday features patients with cholera and acute watery diarrhea admitted to Taiz hospital receiving treatment.
"Every day, we receive dozens of sick men, women, and children. In some cases, the patients come from the outskirts of Taiz, so they get exhausted when they arrive. Those cases are referred to the Emergency Department for initial diagnosis and eventually for isolation after developing the appropriate treatment plan. Those are the critical cases," said Abu Baker Salem, a doctor.
“I suffered from severe diarrhea and vomiting. I was hospitalized at this clinic where I received a decent level of care and attention. I feel better compared to earlier times,” explained Abdul Wahid Ahmed, a patient.
According to data from the Yemeni Ministry of Health, 2,583 suspected cases – of these, 236 are confirmed cases – were received during the period from October 16 to April 6. Aden Governorate ranked first with 39 per cent of the reported cases, followed by Taiz Governorate with 21 per cent, and then Lahj Governorate with 17 per cent.
Minister of the country's Public Health and Population Qasim Bahibah reportedly informed the WHO Regional Director of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Hanan Al-Balkhi, that the country is going through a health emergency, citing the surge of cholera cases in several regions across Yemen.
Bahibah stressed the need for WHO to intervene as the country’s health system faces major challenges. The Health Office in Aden allocated one of the city’s largest hospitals to receive and treat cholera cases, as well as to be used as an isolation centre for confirmed cases.
Taiz hospital receives 'dozens of cases every day' as Yemen faces fresh cholera outbreak
At least 14 people died, and hundreds have been infected with cholera in Yemen during the past few months.
Footage filmed on Sunday features patients with cholera and acute watery diarrhea admitted to Taiz hospital receiving treatment.
"Every day, we receive dozens of sick men, women, and children. In some cases, the patients come from the outskirts of Taiz, so they get exhausted when they arrive. Those cases are referred to the Emergency Department for initial diagnosis and eventually for isolation after developing the appropriate treatment plan. Those are the critical cases," said Abu Baker Salem, a doctor.
“I suffered from severe diarrhea and vomiting. I was hospitalized at this clinic where I received a decent level of care and attention. I feel better compared to earlier times,” explained Abdul Wahid Ahmed, a patient.
According to data from the Yemeni Ministry of Health, 2,583 suspected cases – of these, 236 are confirmed cases – were received during the period from October 16 to April 6. Aden Governorate ranked first with 39 per cent of the reported cases, followed by Taiz Governorate with 21 per cent, and then Lahj Governorate with 17 per cent.
Minister of the country's Public Health and Population Qasim Bahibah reportedly informed the WHO Regional Director of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Hanan Al-Balkhi, that the country is going through a health emergency, citing the surge of cholera cases in several regions across Yemen.
Bahibah stressed the need for WHO to intervene as the country’s health system faces major challenges. The Health Office in Aden allocated one of the city’s largest hospitals to receive and treat cholera cases, as well as to be used as an isolation centre for confirmed cases.
At least 14 people died, and hundreds have been infected with cholera in Yemen during the past few months.
Footage filmed on Sunday features patients with cholera and acute watery diarrhea admitted to Taiz hospital receiving treatment.
"Every day, we receive dozens of sick men, women, and children. In some cases, the patients come from the outskirts of Taiz, so they get exhausted when they arrive. Those cases are referred to the Emergency Department for initial diagnosis and eventually for isolation after developing the appropriate treatment plan. Those are the critical cases," said Abu Baker Salem, a doctor.
“I suffered from severe diarrhea and vomiting. I was hospitalized at this clinic where I received a decent level of care and attention. I feel better compared to earlier times,” explained Abdul Wahid Ahmed, a patient.
According to data from the Yemeni Ministry of Health, 2,583 suspected cases – of these, 236 are confirmed cases – were received during the period from October 16 to April 6. Aden Governorate ranked first with 39 per cent of the reported cases, followed by Taiz Governorate with 21 per cent, and then Lahj Governorate with 17 per cent.
Minister of the country's Public Health and Population Qasim Bahibah reportedly informed the WHO Regional Director of the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Hanan Al-Balkhi, that the country is going through a health emergency, citing the surge of cholera cases in several regions across Yemen.
Bahibah stressed the need for WHO to intervene as the country’s health system faces major challenges. The Health Office in Aden allocated one of the city’s largest hospitals to receive and treat cholera cases, as well as to be used as an isolation centre for confirmed cases.