WHO reported a rapidly expanding cholera outbreak amid damaged water and health systems, unpaid public-sector salaries and restrictions on imports. The outbreak’s scale reflected the interaction of conflict, infrastructure collapse and public health conditions.
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WHO reported a major cholera outbreak amid damaged water and health systems.