9 March 2023 – As Yemeni women face extreme hardships linked to prolonged conflict, many are serving selflessly, under enormous pressures, at badly overstretched health facilities where millions of children and families depend on them for hope, healing and survival.
According to the UN’s Yemen Humanitarian Needs Overview 2023 (HNO), severe health threats and limited access to health services pose greatest risks to children and women who are highly vulnerable to malnutrition and preventable diseases.
In 2021, Yemen ranked 155th of 156 countries on the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index. Subject to restricted movements, high exposure to gender-based violence (GBV), and other major challenges, women as well as girls with disabilities are among most-marginalized Yemenis who are also least reachable by healthcare and humanitarian workers.