Since April 2017, there have been over 1.2 million suspected cholera cases and 2,515 associated deaths in the country – one of the worst outbreaks in recent history.
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疫苗接种对于预防该疾病进一步传播至关重要。
The vaccination is critical to preventing further spread of the disease.
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这项活动旨在覆盖三个地区的54万人。
This campaign aimed to reach 540,000 in the three districts.
Before the end of the year, many more people will need to be vaccinated against cholera, and millions more children immunized against polio, measles, pneumonia and other preventable diseases.
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免疫接种是也门数百万人,特别是儿童的生死攸关问题。
Immunization is a matter of life or death for millions of people in Yemen, especially children.
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每10分钟就有一名儿童死于可预防的疾病。
A child dies every 10 minutes from preventable causes.
The country’s health system is hanging by a thread: most health workers have not been paid in two years, medical equipment is in short supply, and attacks on or near critical infrastructure such as water points and health facilities continue to be a daily reality.
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儿童普遍患有急性营养不良,致使他们更容易罹患腹泻病。
Widespread acute malnutrition among children is making them more vulnerable to diarrhoeal diseases.