Other diseases including cholera, dengue and malaria are rife and only half of the hospitals are fully functional. According to the World Health Organization, only 45% of the 3,507 facilities contacted in 16 out of Yemen’s 22 provinces reported that they were fully functioning and accessible.
A country that has been ravaged by years of war does not have the capacity to fight against the virus. Many people are struggling to find food, clean drinking water and basic preventative necessities to protect themselves. According to the UN, two million people are malnourished across Yemen.
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