Cholera outbreak in Syria still under control, Syrian health minister

Iraqi News Agency
Sep 17, 2022

Cholera outbreak in Syria still under control, Syrian health minister


Syria's Health Minister said on Saturday, that the cholera outbreak in northern Syria is still under control, the state news agency SANA reported.

Hasan Al-Ghabbash made the remarks during his meeting with UN representatives and other NGOs in Syria, saying that due to preemptive measures, the situation is still under control.

Al-Ghabbash said the ministry has adopted a response plan, starting with securing clean water and raising awareness in addition to activating early response teams.

The minister pointed out that a major water outage has continued for 50 days in the northeastern Hasakah province after Turkish forces halted pumping from the Alouk water station, saying the move was a possible factor behind the outbreak.

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