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United Nations warns Yemen conflict is leading to country's collapse
Stephen O'Brien told the UN Security Council on Tuesday that "Yemen now has the ignominy of being the world's largest food security crisis," with over 17 million people in need of food
United Nations: 1.4 mn children acutely malnourished in Somalia in 2017
Geneva: Somalia, hit by drought and on the verge of famine, will count 1.4 million acutely malnourished children by the end of the year, up 50 percent from late 2016, the UN said on Tuesday.
UN issues formal apology to Haiti for its role in cholera epidemic causing over 9,000 deaths
The UN formally apologized to Haiti for its role in the country's cholera epidemic after refusing to admit its responsibility up until this year.
Iraqis fleeing Fallujah lack shelter, water; may contract cholera: Doctors Without Borders
The UN estimates 42,000 people have fled Fallujah since a military operation to retake the city began in late May, but the MSF says its closer to 30,000.
El Nino could be transporting cholera-like diseases, reveals new study
El Nino, the climate cycle that develops along the tropical west coast of South America every 3 to 7 years, could be transporting cholera-like diseases through bacteria that thrive in seawater, a study said.
Around 83% of diseases in Mumbai are water-borne: Survey
With monsoon at its peak, water contamination is the biggest issue for households as nearly 83 per cent diseases are in the city being water borne, according to a survey
Malaria rises by 71%, cholera makes a Mumbai comeback
Cases of dengue has doubled in the past four years and malaria has seen a 71 percent rise in Mumbai.
Twitter exposed epidemic in Haiti before health officials
Twitter was an important tool in crisis of political nature, especially, in recent times, in Egypt, Libya, Syria and Tunisia.