23 January 2023 – Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, now in its eighth year, has crippled the country’s health facilities and laboratories, while curtailing the quality and availability of many essential health services. The World Health Organization (WHO) has renewed its partnership with the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) to...

Sana’a, Aden, 5 December 2022 – Mental health disorders have increased in Yemen over the past 8 years due to the impact of conflict on people’s lives, homes, communities, and livelihoods. Estimates indicate that one in 4 Yemenis, or over 5.5 million people, suffer from mental health disorders and require medical intervention.  Access to care for...

Aden and Sana’a, 22 November 2022 – The COVID-19 pandemic reaffirmed for the world the importance of health systems having strong intensive care capacities in place to save lives.  As part of building back better after the pandemic, WHO and the World Bank, through the Yemen COVID-19 Response Project (YCRP) have trained more than 1200 health...

Taizz | Sayoun, 22 November 2022 – Participants from WHO’s recent basic and advanced life support trainings in Yemen are taking matters into their own hands to rollout these lifesaving skills to their peers. Among the more than 1200 health workers trained, below are some success stories of health workers playing critical roles in improving...

15 December 2022 – The following text messages were received by WHO staff from trainers and participants within one month of completing basic and advanced life support training in the third quarter of 2022. The training was conducted with the World Bank’s support via the Yemen COVID-19 Response Project. Related links Enhancing basic and advanced...

1 December 2022 – Dr Reem Tawfiq Ali Saeed is the director of the Al-Tawahi Health Center on the outskirts of Aden, in South Yemen. During her six months as the center’s director, Dr Saeed has already faced multiple difficulties in managing the needs of both patients and staff. The support we receive from the World Health Organization and...

21 November 2022 – Children under age five are among the most vulnerable of all Yemenis to the ravages of disease, food insecurity, unsafe water, and other ever-present threats to their survival. Summer Mansour Hussein is the mother of five children. Her youngest, Malka, is extremely fortunate to have reached her first birthday after nearly...

13 November 2022 – Over the past five years, WHO and the Ministry of Public Health and Population (MoPHP) have worked together with the World Bank’s International Development Association to prevent the collapse of Yemen’s health system. More than 70 hospitals have received needed commodities to keep serving communities even during times of...

8 November 2022 – In Yemen, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a catastrophic health crisis – compounding one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises, and further straining a long-exhausted health care system that is simultaneously struggling to prepare for and respond to a continuous chain of other disease outbreaks. Although the current number of...

7 November 2022 – Against the backdrop of Yemen’s long-running civil conflict and deepening humanitarian crisis, WHO is working with the Ministry of Public Health and Population and EU Humanitarian Aid to sustain and strengthen the country’s only life-saving pre-hospital trauma and emergency care services in the metropolitan area of Aden...