Yemen: Cholera Outbreak

Sharp, Jeremy M. ; Salaam-Blyther, Tiaji

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: International relief;    Foreign policy;    Epidemics;    Public health;   

RP-ID  :  IN10729
RP-ID  :  IN10729_2017Aug02

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the cholera outbreak in Yemen that began in October 2016 due to the breakdown of sanitation systems caused by the ongoing civil war. A brief description of cholera is given along with current conditions in Yemen for healthcare, and past humanitarian aid efforts by the U.S. and the U.N.