Cholera disease continues to spread in the regions of northern Syria, in light of the delay in the arrival of vaccines to the regions, amid the poor infrastructure and the large number of camps.
A few weeks ago, Syria received two million doses of cholera vaccine through the World Health Organization, while the vaccine has not yet reached some areas.
The regions of northern Syria recorded hundreds of cholera cases, which caused dozens of deaths, in light of the poor health infrastructure and the inability of local administrations and organizations to stop its spread.
The large number of displaced persons in camps that lack hygiene conditions contributed to the spread of the disease, and the lack of safe drinking water and pollution caused by problems in the sewage networks also contributed to its spread.
Sources from the health sector in northern Syria reported that they had been promised that they would receive cholera vaccines during the past few days.
Yasser Najeeb, head of the Executive Committee of the Syria Vaccine Team, said that the World Health Organization agreed on December 27 to provide cholera vaccines to northwestern Syria, expecting them to arrive within a few days.
