AMRAN, Yemen — After a fortnight of suffering from acute diarrhea, Dhaifullah al-Yemeni finally vomited, and was subsequently transferred to the Cholera Treatment Center in the Khamir district of Amran, in central Yemen.
He was close to death, just like those who died before him on their way to the hospital due to lack of awareness of the disease's symptoms, and those who pass away at home because they cannot afford transportation.