Cholera

World Health Organization officials said yesterday that famine-stricken Somalia faces a cholera epidemic as dirty water and poor sanitation are leading to an increase in outbreaks of the disease.



WHO public health adviser Dr. Michel Yao told reporters in Geneva yesterday that the number of cholera cases has also risen sharply this year, with officials confirming 18 cases in the 30 lab samples taken in recent days from people living in the capital, Mogadishu.



Millions of people face the risk of starvation amid Somalia’s worst drought in 60 years