WHO in Yemen
Fighting for the rights of renal failure patients in Yemen
Osama, 28, receives treatment in Al Sadqqah Hospital in Aden 31 August 2020 – Over 5 years of hostilities in Yemen have resulted in a massive setback to an already weak health care system and led to a dramatic collapse of health care services provided to the population. More than 17.9 million people out of the total population of 30 million...
WHO and Italy, frontrunners in the fight against malnutrition in Yemen
Ahmed and Qaed, 2-month-old twins from Ibb, suffered from severe acute malnutrition. They were admitted at a WHO-supported therapeutic feeding centre in Sana'a. Their condition improved after one week of treatment. 30 July 2020 – The life of children in Yemen is marked by poverty, hunger and disease. In 2020, 2 million Yemeni children suffer from...
WHO and UNICEF confirm that polio vaccines are safe and have not expired
29 July 2020 – A lifesaving vaccination campaign is ongoing in 13 governorates in Yemen. Children are being provided with the polio vaccine and vitamin A micronutrient supplements to help protect them from preventable disease. Strict COVID-19 prevention measures are being practised in the interests of public health. WHO and UNICEF confirm that...
WHO and Japan work together to sustain the mental health care system in Yemen
29 July 2020 – Prolonged war and conflict in Yemen have resulted in psychological burden and trauma of unprecedented magnitude. Hundreds of thousands of people, including children, have been impacted by adverse mental health stressors due to large-scale insecurity, displacement and food insecurity crisis. The collapse of the socioeconomic fabric...
Health care workers face a double battle – COVID-19 in a conflict zone
2 July 2020 – Dr Sami Al Hajj is a young doctor working at Science and Technology Hospital in Sana’ where he lives with his pregnant wife. Every day, he puts himself at high risk at his job. “COVID-19 has left Yemen and health care workers on the frontlines under severe pressure. We put our lives at risk to save the lives of our people. I have...
Government of Japan joins forces with WHO to strengthen mental health care system in Yemen
Yemen, July 2, 2020 – A new US$ 3 million contribution from the Government of Japan will give mental health and psychosocial support a fresh boost of support in health facilities across Yemen. The generous and continuous support of the Government of Japan plays a critical role in supporting WHO’s humanitarian response in Yemen, with donations...
WHO and KSrelief join forces to preserve the health system in Yemen
30 June 2020 – Over the past 8 months, WHO and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) have joined forces to ensure access to health care for the vulnerable in remote areas through the provision of a minimum service package. The support has enabled WHO to sustain the health system at primary and secondary levels, by allowing 293...
Noncommunicable diseases are a silent burden on the people of Yemen
Sameer, 60-years-old, receives dialysis treatment at Al-Sadaqa hospital in Aden 30 June 2020 – Esam is only 16 years old and he battles colon cancer. Esam receives treatment at the national oncology centre in Sana’a governorate, supported by WHO. “I am hopeful. I’m looking forward to a time when I am feeling better so I can lead a normal life...
In Yemen, ‘hero’ epidemiologist succumbs to COVID-19
Health officials looked to Dr Yassin as a key source of scientific and historic knowledge on outbreaks and epidemiological surveillance in Yemen By: Sadeq Al-Wesabi 20 June 2020 – Years after his retirement, Dr Yassin Abdul-Warith's passion for fighting epidemics across Yemen never waned nor did he rest until he died from one of the diseases he...
Public and private sectors join forces to deliver lifesaving COVID-19 supplies in Yemen
Click here to view themultimedia assets 19 June 2020, Aden and Sana’a, Yemen — Aircraft carrying a total of 43 tons of laboratory supplies, ventilators, test kits, PCR machines and vital PPE to fight COVID-19 have arrived in Yemen, thanks to a donation to the World Health Organization (WHO) facilitated by the Hayel Saeed Anam Foundation on...