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WHO and KSrelief launch US$ 3.75 million project to improve WASH services in Yemen’s health facilities
30 July 2024, Aden, Yemen – A US$ 3.75 million project is set to enhance the water supply and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services in Yemen’s health facilities. WHO and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) are launching the project to target the most vulnerable populations across the country. Titled “Improved WASH...
Second round of polio vaccination campaign to reach 1.3 million children in 12 governorates of Yemen
16 July 2024, Aden, Yemen – More than 1.3 million children aged under 5 years will receive oral polio vaccines through the second round of a vaccination campaign from 15 to 17 July 2024 in 12 governorates of Yemen. Launched yesterday by Yemen’s Ministry of Public Health and Population, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the...
Improving nutrition is at forefront of shift from humanitarian to development action in Yemen
A young child is screened for malnutrition at one of the TFCs supported by EHCP. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Yemen15 July 2024, Aden and Sana’a, Yemen – Throughout the decade-long conflict in Yemen, malnutrition has been a devastating mainstay among children aged under 5 years. WHO Representative to Yemen Dr Arturo Pesigan described the current...
Rehabilitation of mental health facilities improves access to quality care
WHO technical officers visit Aden Psychiatric Hospital. Photo credit: WHO/A. Abdulqawi15 July 2024, Aden, Yemen – The conflict and protracted humanitarian crisis in Yemen have taken a significant toll on the physical and mental well-being of the population. Estimates suggest that 1 in 4 people in Yemen have mental disorders that require...
WHO works to integrate Yemen’s nutrition data into national surveillance using DHIS2
National health and nutrition data focal points attend the workshop held at the WHO Hub, Amman, Jordan. Photo credit: WHO/WHO Yemen 15 July 2024 – Aden and Sana’a, Yemen – WHO is leading an initiative to strengthen the integration of Yemen’s health and nutrition information systems. A key partner in the National Information Technical Working...
Yemen begins sharing seasonal influenza viruses with WHO Collaborating Centre in London
Shipment process under way on 13 May 2024 at CPHL in Aden, Yemen. Photo credit: WHO/K. Mayas8 July 2024 – Influenza virus sharing is essential to prepare the world against pandemics. Virus sharing also enables the development of candidate vaccine viruses, surveillance for resistance to antiviral medicines, and revision of diagnostic reagents and...
WHO and KSrelief sign US$ 9.5 million agreement to support Yemen’s health system
29 May 2024, Aden, Yemen – Nearly US$ 9.5 million in funding has been secured for critical health projects in Yemen – a pivotal step in strengthening the country’s health system. WHO signed the significant agreement with the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) at the opening of the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly in...
UNICEF and WHO to train 200 general practitioners in Yemen to boost quality primary health care under the World Bank-financed Emergency Human Capital Project
General practitioner is providing clinical mentorship to a female health care worker in a primary healthcare facility supported by the EHCP. Photo credit: UNICEF Yemen13 Mayl 2024, Sana’a, Yemen – For health systems around the world, especially those in low-income countries like Yemen, providing quality care to communities is a huge challenge....
Invest, implement and innovate to reduce Yemen’s malaria burden
Entomological surveillance workshop for malaria in Socotra. Photo credit: M. Al Amoody25 April 2024, Socotra Island and Tehama region, Yemen – Despite persistent efforts to prevent and control malaria in Yemen, about two thirds of the population remain at risk of the disease. With World Bank support via the Emergency Human Capital Project...
Stopping polio in Yemen, one step at a time
25 April 2024 – As long as a single child is infected with polio, all unvaccinated children are at risk of contracting the disease. In fragile and conflict-affected contexts, such as Yemen, children can be especially vulnerable. From 2021 to 2023, Yemen reported 237 variant poliovirus type 2 cases – from both circulating vaccine-derived...
