for more on this i spoke with najwa mekki, spokeperson for more on this i spoke with najwa mekki, spokeperson have faced this in cholera —— in the yemen. the fact it is such a high number, it is a shame. we are talking about half of the 200,000 people you mentioned our children. a lot of the fatalities are children. children are seriously impacted by this outbreak and it's important and crucial that we get to them with the help and assistance they need so we can beat this. unicef say this is the worst cholera outbreak in the world. how has it come to this? the worst cholera outbreak in the world. how has it come to thi57m is unfortunately the sad reality of the country that has been reeling from years of poverty, chronic malnutrition, systems that are not functioning properly. the situation has works and in the last two years asa has works and in the last two years as a result of the two years of fighting which has left the health system in tatters. it has almost collapsed. health workers haven't been paid for the past month so people, 50 million people don't have access to regular healthcare