29 September 2021 – “Imagine a mother handing over her own child to you and saying, “This is my child, she is sick, please take care of her”, said Najat Saleh, a neonatal health specialist at the Al Sadakah hospital in Aden governorate.  Najat began working at Al Sadakah hospital in 1986, joining its neonatal care department in early 2021. “As a mother,...

Al Sadaqa hospital, Aden. Thabit is one of the health care workers on the frontlines responding to COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic 7 September 2021 – Thabit Ali is a health care worker at at Al Sadaqqa hospital in Aden, where he has been working for the past 4 years. When the hospital’s isolation unit became operational, Thabit was...

Sana'a, 23 August 2021 – The World Health Organization (WHO) country office in Yemen denies what has been reported in some local media concerning the 2020 suspension of the “medical airbridge” project for Yemeni patients. The WHO Yemen country office also wishes to clarify the following points about this project: This project was implemented by...

5 August 2021 – Two months ago, Ali Mothana was battling for his life in a COVID-19 isolation unit in Al Sadakah hospital in Aden after being infected with the COVID-19 virus. “When I was rushed to the hospital, I was suffering from unbearable pain, and my condition was extremely difficult,” recounted Ali, 64. “I thought that it was the end, and...

14 July 2021 – In the midst of a humanitarian crisis and a health system debilitated by years of conflict, incessant epidemics and the recent COVID-19 pandemic aggravating the situation further. WHO and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) are working together to fill critical gaps and strengthen preparedness and response to...

Health staff being trained as prt of the Essentail Health Services project 18 July 2021 – Quality of care is the degree to which health services increase the likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent with evidence-based professional knowledge. This definition of quality of care spans promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation...

Muneera Abdo is one of thousands of vaccinators across Yemen working tirelessly to reach every last child with polio vaccine 22 June 2021 – In Al-Buraika district, a poor neighbourhood in the port city of Aden in Yemen’s south, Muneera Abdo slowly makes her way through the sandy streets. With a scuffed plastic cool box hanging from a strap on her...

27 May 2021 – The conflict, economic decline and a poor health environment have been some of the drivers of acute malnutrition in Yemen. The number of children suffering has not decreased. In comparison to 16% in 2020, acute malnutrition and severe acute malnutrition among children under 5 reached 22% in 2021. This has been the highest rate of...

1 June 2021 – This year marks the ninth anniversary of World Health Assembly resolution 65.20 (2012) in relation to the protection of health care in complex humanitarian emergencies. With deep regret, we note that violence against health care personnel and attacks on health care continues to be reported, including incidents linked to the response...

20 May 2021 – While Yemen was bearing the brunt of the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic further aggravated the crippled health infrastructure. The people of Yemen have been living through long-running armed conflict; threatened by looming famine, disease outbreaks, forced displacement and a shattered economy.  As of 30...