Oct 09 Northern Yemen sees a spike in cholera cases, Save the Children warns By Associated Press Save the Children said fuel shortages have resulted in a jump in food prices and, as a result, a deepening health crisis. Continue reading
Apr 28 160,000 at risk in Mozambique after 2nd cyclone in 6 weeks By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press A second disaster unfolded on Sunday in northern Mozambique in the wake of Cyclone Kenneth as raging flood waters killed one person and began to cut off the region’s main city from the outside world. Some 160,000 people were at… Continue reading
Apr 05 Cholera surges again in war-ravaged Yemen By Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press The U.N. is reporting the number of suspected cholera cases has doubled in March over previous months. Continue reading
Apr 02 Mozambique cholera cases rise above 1,400 By Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, Associated Press A second person in Mozambique has died from cholera, which causes acute diarrhea and is spread by contaminated food and water. Continue reading
Mar 30 Mozambique says cholera cases up to 271 in cyclone-hit city By Associated Press The cholera cases have been discovered in the port city of Beira, whose half-million residents and especially those in crowded, poor neighborhoods are at particular risk. Continue reading
Mar 29 Mozambique cholera cases jump to 139 one day after outbreak By Cara Anna, Associated Press Cholera, which is spread by contaminated food and water, is a major concern for the hundreds of thousands of cyclone survivors living in squalid conditions. Continue reading
Jan 03 Satellites predict a cholera outbreak weeks in advance By Sarah Derouin, Scientific American Back in May 2017 a team of scientists used satellite information to predict an outburst of cholera in Yemen. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 11:24 Who has the upper-hand in Yemen’s conflict? By PBS News Hour More than three years into civil war, the Yemeni people are suffering from the fastest-spreading cholera epidemic in history, while millions are on the brink of famine -- a crisis worsened by a Saudi blockade. William Brangham reports and Judy… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch 6:27 Cholera, hunger and war are ravaging Yemen. What role does the U.S. play? By PBS News Hour A brutal, three-year civil war in Yemen has drawn in regional and global powers, led to the fastest growing cholera epidemic and, perhaps soon, famine. A Saudi coalition is lifting a recent blockade on the country after aid groups warned… Continue watching
Aug 04 PHOTOS: How aid groups are tackling Yemen’s cholera outbreak By Larisa Epatko “At one hospital, we visited children who can barely gather the strength to breathe,” U.N. agency leaders said in a joint statement. Continue reading