Al-Gheethi Adel, Noman Efaq, Jeremiah David Bala, Mohamed Radin, Abdullah Abd Halid, Nagapan Sasitharan, Hashim Mohd Amir
Higher institute of Health Sciences, Sana'a, Yemen E-mail:
Department of Applied Microbiology, School of Applied Sciences, Taiz University, Taiz, Yemen.
J Water Health. 2018 Oct;16(5):667-680. doi: 10.2166/wh.2018.113.
The menace of cholera epidemic occurrence in Yemen was reported in early 2017. Recent reports revealed that an estimated 500,000 people are infected with cholera whereas 2,000 deaths have been reported in Yemen. Cholera is transmitted through contaminated water and food. Yemen is the least developed country among the Middle East countries in terms of wastewater and solid waste management. The population of Yemen is about 24.5 million and generates about 70-100 million m of sewage. An estimated 7% of the population has sewerage systems. It has been revealed that 31.2 million m of untreated sewage is used for irrigation purposes especially for vegetables and Khat trees. In addition, more than 70% of the population in Yemen has no potable water. They depend on water wells as a water source which are located close to sewage disposal sites. The present review focuses on the current status of water, wastewater as well as solid waste management in Yemen and their roles in the outbreak of cholera. Future prospects for waste management have been proposed.
2017年初有报道称也门存在霍乱疫情爆发的威胁。最近的报告显示，也门估计有50万人感染霍乱，已有2000人死亡。霍乱通过受污染的水和食物传播。在中东国家中，也门在废水和固体废物管理方面是最不发达国家。也门人口约2450万，产生约7000万至1亿立方米的污水。估计7%的人口拥有污水处理系统。据透露，3120万立方米未经处理的污水被用于灌溉，尤其是用于蔬菜和卡特树。此外，也门超过70%的人口没有饮用水。他们依赖靠近污水处理地点的水井作为水源。本综述重点关注也门的水、废水以及固体废物管理现状及其在霍乱爆发中的作用。并提出了废物管理的未来前景。
