Tue - 19 Nov 2019 - 01:15 AM ،،،
7Dnews
The Yemeni Hodeidah governorate, which is dominated by Houthi rebels, is suffering from outbreaks of fatal diseases such as dengue fever and malaria, with the expectation of them spreading to more regions, according to a statement by the Hodeida Forum for Childhood and Youth (HFCY) on Saturday, November 17th.
“Dengue fever and malaria threaten Hodeidah’s inhabitants; Al Garrahi and Zubayed directorates are subjected to infection of the first degree while Taiz and Abyan are at the second. There are expectations that infection may extend to other regions,” the statement warned.
The Statistics of Epidemiological Surveillance Center reported that the number of people killed by dengue fever and malaria during October to mid-November is “more than 45 deaths of 8,000 cases, mostly of children in Al Garrahi directorate only,” the statement added.
The Yemeni Ministry of Health reported that 297 children are infected with malaria in Yemen. Hodeidah governorate is ranked the first, followed by Hajjah and Taiz governorates, all of which are under the control of Iranian-backed Houthi militias. According to a UN report released in September 2018, a child dies every 10 minutes due to malnutrition or other illnesses as a result of war conditions caused by Houthi militias for over four years.