20 million people in need of health care, including 700 thousand with cholera in Yemen

The World Health Organization has described the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as the worst in the world. Diseases have brought a large percentage of the population to the brink of death, pointing out that 

The World Health Organization has described the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as the worst in the world. Diseases have brought a large percentage of the population to the brink of death, pointing out that about 700 thousand people have cholera.

At a news conference, WHO spokesman Christian Lindemeyer said 20 million Yemenis needed health care and were suffering from food insecurity.

He pointed out that since the beginning of this year, about one thousand people died of cholera, out of 700 thousand infections, leading to the outbreak of diphtheria and the death of about 100 people.

Lindemeyer noted that the ongoing conflict in Yemen increases the risks in the health sector in the country. 

The World Food Program has already announced that more than 20 million Yemenis are food insecure, half of whom face severe food shortages.