At least 190 people have died of cholera in war-affected Yemen since January this year and several thousand more are suffering from the disease
Radheyah Hasan does not know her age or how she got infected with cholera. The only thing she seems to be certain about is that the disease is eating away at her.
Radheyah belongs to a rural area where drinking water is scarce and people struggle to make a living. They walk long distances and fetch water from far off valleys. After her sister realised it was cholera that had left Radheyah bedridden, she took her to a hospital in Taiz city. Nearly one-third of the reported cases are children under the age of five. This comes two years after Yemen witnessed the world's largest cholera outbreak when more than one million cases were reported.
In Taiz province, out of more than 2,000 suspected cases of cholera, 17 deaths have been recorded since the beginning of March, according to health officials in Taiz province. Young people are also vulnerable to catching the disease. Hassan Rashed, 33, is being treated at the hospital for a week.
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