SYRIA | Cholera emerges for the first time in 15 years

A cholera outbreak has been declared in Syria for the first time in 15 years.As of today, more than 37,000 suspected cases of cholera have been recorded in northern Syria including 43 deaths (according to Assistance Coordination Unit-ACU). First linked to the contaminated water near the Euphrates River and the severe water shortage in the north of Syria, the outbreak is currently spreading across the country.

MSF has been responding to the outbreak since September 2022 by conducting community-based health promotion activities as well as preparatory training of relevant healthcare workers, and we are closely monitoring the situation in coordination with the authorities and other medical and humanitarian organisations and adapting our operations based on the needs.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international, independent, medical humanitarian organisation that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural disasters and exclusion from healthcare.

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