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Women sit with relatives infected with cholera at a hospital in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad

Cholera Epidemic Slows Down in Yemen, WHO Reports

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 26, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva– Cholera cases in Yemen hit 400,000 on Tuesday, yet there are signs the epidemic is slowing, according to World Health Organization (WHO) data. Reuters reported that the number of people dying from cholera had a dramatic fall over the past month, from about 30...

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Sana’a, Yemen: ICRC teams talk to people whose houses have been damaged or destroyed in air strikes. (ICRC)

ICRC President Visits Besieged Taiz

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 24, 2017 | Middle East

Taiz – International Committee Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer will visit Taiz in Yemen on Monday, according to Adnan Hazzam, a Red Cross spokesman in Sana’a. Maurer will arrive in Taiz after his visit to Aden and he is expected to meet several officials...

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A girl is treated for suspected cholera infection at a hospital in Sana’a, Yemen, Saturday, Jul. 1, 2017. AP Photo/Hani Mohammed

ICRC: Yemen Cholera Cases Pass 300,000 Mark

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 10, 2017 | Middle East

A 10-week cholera epidemic has now infected more than 300,000 people in Yemen, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Monday. “Disturbing. We’re at 300k+ suspected cases with ~7k new cases/day,” ICRC regional director Robert...

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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer attends a press briefing on his recent trip to Syria, in Geneva, Switzerland June 2, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Red Cross: No Syrian ‘Marshall Plan’ amid Absence of Stability

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 3, 2017 | Middle East

Geneva- Syria is unlikely to see a major “Marshall Plan” for reconstruction as peace remains elusive despite hundreds of thousands more civilians possibly returning to their homes, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday. ICRC President...

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A woman and her children, displaced by the war in northwestern Yemen, are pictured next to their makeshift hut on the pavement of a street in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen May 15, 2017. REUTERS/Abduljabbar Zeyad

UNICEF: 11,000 Cases of Diarrhea Reported in Yemen

by Jordan Dakamseh | May 17, 2017 | Middle East

New York- UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) announced that over 11,000 cases of diarrhea have been reported across the country, with more than 250 confirmed cases of cholera. The number of deaths caused by cholera and acute diarrhea reached 186 in the country....