Politicization of water, humanitarian response, and health in Syria as a contributor to the ongoing cholera outbreak
International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Type
- Journal article
- Scope
- Syria, Türkiye
Why it matters nowThe article highlights that cholera outbreaks are entirely preventable and that Syria's outbreak illustrates how violation of the right to health during armed conflict creates conditions for preventable disease emergence. The earthquakes raise urgent concerns that cholera transmission, especially in northwest Syria, may become uncontrolled.