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May 15, 2017

Yemen: State of Emergency Declared in Sana'a as Cholera Kills 115 People
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In Yemen, officials have declared a state of emergency in the capital
Sana'a over a cholera outbreak that has already killed 115 people.
Yemen's health, water and sanitation services have been severely
impacted by the ongoing U.S.-backed, Saudi-led war on Yemen. This is Dr.
Hussein El Haddad, the director of one of the few hospitals in Sana'a
that is still functioning.

Dr. Hussein El Haddad: "The situation is very bad. The children that are
suffering from cholera are countless, and there aren't enough beds. The
technical know-how [in the hospital] is also insufficient to deal with
the situation we are facing."



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