Jim Shannon – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for International Development

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jim Shannon on 2015-11-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions she has had on preventing an outbreak of cholera in Syria.

Mr Desmond Swayne

The UK remains concerned about the possible spread of cholera from Iraq into Syria. Aid agencies inside Syria and across the region are in the process of finalising a cholera contingency plan to be implemented in the event of an outbreak and are proactively prepositioning supplies in relevant locations. The UK is monitoring the situation closely and is in regular contact with Health partners inside Syria, including the World Health Organisation and UNICEF.