Cholera continues to spread in Syria
20 September 2022| 23 Safar 1444 The Syrian Ministry of Health said that the total number of confirmed deaths by cholera in Syria has reached 14 in addition to 201…
Cholera kills over 100 in Democratic Republic of Congo
29 June 2018|16 Shawaal 1439|Anadolu Agency At least 100 people have died from cholera in the past month in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s south-central Kasai Oriental province, health officials…
Yemen’s rainy season may trigger another cholera outbreak
Cii Radio|Ayesha Ismail|04 May 2018| 17 Shabaan 1439 Yemen’s rainy season may trigger another wave of cholera, putting millions at risk in the war-torn country that is still reeling from…
Yemen’s children face famine amid ‘worst diphtheria outbreak’
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 22 January 2018| 04 Jumadul Ula 1439 Deaths caused by diphtheria, a serious bacterial infection, are “likely to rise” in Yemen if a blockade imposed by…
Yemeni children ‘born into war’ face the possibility of famine
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 17 January 2018| 29 Rabi ul Aakhir 1439 More than three million children have been born in Yemen since the escalation in violence in March 2015,…
UNICEF concerned about Rohingya Refugees as cyclone season looms
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 17 January 2018| 29 Rabi ul Aakhir 1439 UNICEF on Tuesday warned of overcrowded refugee camps in Bangladesh which could lead to devastating disease outbreaks, displacement,…
Diphtheria outbreak in Rohingya refugee camps expected to double every few days
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 13 December 2017| 24 Rabi ul Awal 1439 Diphtheria continues to rapidly spread in Bangladesh’s swelling Rohingya refugee camps, with aid groups predicting the number of…
WHO: Suspected cholera cases in Yemen surpass 960,000
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 11 December 2017| 22 Rabi ul Awal 1439 More than 960,000 suspected cases of cholera have been reported in war-torn Yemen since April 27, according to…
Yemen: First cholera now diphtheria
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 24 November 2017| 04 Rabi ul Awal 1439 With Yemen’s hospitals close to collapse, and famine imminent, aid agencies are pleading for a complete lifting of…
Red Cross: 2.5m lack access to fresh clean water in Yemen
Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 22 November 2017| 03 Rabi ul Awal 1439 The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has confirmed that 2.5 million Yemenis are without access to…