HRW raises alarm after outbreak of cholera in Cameroon prison

Cholera is caused by a bacterium transmitted through contaminated food or drinking water and causes acute diarrhoea, with children particularly at risk AFP/File

Human Rights Watch on Saturday asked Cameroon to protect prisoners from a cholera outbreak, saying at least six inmates had died in the country's second largest jail since March.

The disease has been identified in six of the country's 10 regions, including the troubled South-West, where the health system has been severely affected by the violent crisis between government forces and armed separatist groups.