Yemen Health Crisis
Renewed fighting across Yemen overwhelms hospitals and displaces more than 130,000 residents.
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Yemen’s renewed fighting is overwhelming an already fragile health system, with medicine shortages, staff fleeing and hospitals closing, being damaged or unable to admit patients. Seven-year-old Tarek al-Salami was carried 270 kilometers by his father for treatment of malnutrition and diarrhea, but an overcrowded hospital had no beds; he reached a feeding center in acute crisis. Hospitals are prioritizing war injuries, leaving pregnant women and other patients without needed care, while children face crowded wards and scarce resources. More than 130,000 people have fled their homes, and aid groups warn that worsening insecurity is making the areas with greatest health needs harder to reach.
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The World Health Organization reported that fewer than 10% of health centers affected by the fighting were fully equipped to provide necessary trauma services.
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Even before the latest escalation, three Yemeni women were dying each day from pregnancy-related emergencies; about 2,000 pregnant women have since been displaced, increasing risks for mothers and newborns.
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In Marib, a hospital taking on more emergency maternity cases lacked intensive-care specialists and reliable generators to handle the influx.
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The Houthis’ seizure of the Red Sea coast, including key ports used for humanitarian supplies, has added obstacles to aid delivery.
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