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<p>The UK contributed 25% of the costs of the first ever cholera vaccination campaigns
in Yemen early this year, through our funding to the Global Vaccines Alliance. This
has helped to protect nearly a million men, women and children.</p><p> </p><p>Last
year, we provided over £8 million in targeted cholera support to UNICEF and the International
Organization for Migration. This support aimed to provide medical supplies to half
a million people, safe access to chlorinated water to 300,000 people, and rehabilitate
medical facilities used by 250,000 people.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the UK’s overall
£170 million in aid to Yemen this financial year (2018/19) is tackling the underlying
causes of cholera by helping provide emergency food, nutrition support, and clean
water and sanitation to millions of people.</p>
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