Syria: Cholera
(asked on 3rd November 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Development:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had on preventing an outbreak of cholera in Syria.
This question was answered on 11th November 2015
The UK remains concerned about the possible spread of cholera from Iraq into Syria. Aid agencies inside Syria and across the region are in the process of finalising a cholera contingency plan to be implemented in the event of an outbreak and are proactively prepositioning supplies in relevant locations. The UK is monitoring the situation closely and is in regular contact with Health partners inside Syria, including the World Health Organisation and UNICEF.