Yemen Cholera Outbreak 2024 PDF

More than 18.2 million people in Yemen, including 9.8 million children are estimated to require humanitarian assistance and protection in 2024, with 4.5 million people estimated to be internally displaced. During the first quarter of the year, among the 4.56 million people who remain displaced acro...

More than 18.2 million people in Yemen, including 9.8 million children are estimated to require humanitarian assistance and protection in 2024, with 4.5 million people estimated to be internally displaced. During the first quarter of the year, among the 4.56 million people who remain displaced across the country, nearly 1.5 million Yemenis impacted by the conflict and climate live in 2,382 collective displacement sites. Yemen experienced the largest ever reported cholera outbreak in recent history (2016-2022), which resulted in over 2.5 million suspected cases and 4,000 deaths. In late 2023, the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP) in Aden declared a cholera surge in Shabwah governorate and its spread to other governorates. After three months of coordinated response efforts, the trend gradually decreased until March 2024. On 14 March, there was an increase in acute watery diarrhea (AWD)/cholera in the northern governorates after observing a significant increase in cases starting from week 11 of 2024, with almost 20,000 cases from 1 January to end of March. Between 14 and 31 March 2024, over 6,029 AWD/suspected cholera cases were reported, with 56 deaths (case fatality rate of 0.9%), and 47 per cent of cases being clinically severe. In the last week of March 2024, there was an increase in AWD/suspected cholera cases in the southern governorates and overall, all 22 governorates have been reporting AWD/suspected cholera cases. In September 2024, it is estimated that needs will be at an annual peak before the main harvest season that begins in October. Food insecurity is expected to increase and in areas controlled by the Sana'a-based authorities, Emergency (IPC Phase 4) is expected in governorates where a majority of households previously relied on food assistance and are unable to compensate for the ongoing pause of assistance from WFP since December 2023.