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WHO warns Yemen's cholera epidemic likely to worsen in rainy season

World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Yemen's cholera epidemic, is likely to worsen in the rainy season. UN Deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the outbreak is far from being under control and possibly increasing the pace of transmission. <br/><br/>He said WHO and its partners are working to reduce the spread of cholera by scaling up access to clean water and sanitation, setting up treatment centers, training health workers and working with communities on prevention. <br/><br/>The UN health agency said children under age 15 account for 41 per cent of all suspected cases. The warnings came a day after the WHO reported nearly 370,000 suspected cases of cholera and over 1,800 deaths since April 27.<br/>'<br/>The conflict in Yemen worsened in 2015 when a Saudi-led coalition backing the internationally-recognized government waged an extensive air campaign aimed at dislodging Houthis, whom the coalition accuse of acting as an Iranian proxy, from northern Yemen.'<br/><br/>The war has left more than 10,000 civilians dead, displaced 3 million people, and pushed the Arab world's poorest nation to the verge of famine. International aid organizations are struggling to deliver aid amid fighting and the closure of the country's main airports and port.

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