This morning, Mon., Oct. 26, three strikes hit the coastal area of Mocha. One of them fell only 150 metres away from the Mocha general hospital where Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are working in the maternity and pediatric wards. While all staff and patients are safe, the strike caused damages to the […]
Read More… from Yemen: MSF concerned about strikes impacting people’s access to healthcare
Since September 2026, the military escalation between Ansar Allah forces and the internationally recognized government backed by Saudi Arabia, has plunged people back into uncertainty. More than 230,000 people have been displaced from the western coast of Yemen, seeking refuge far from the frontline amid insecurity and uncertainty about how the situation will unfold. For […]
Read More… from Yemen: Escalating conflict spurs massive displacement
The recent escalation of fighting in Yemen has led to growing numbers of people wounded, adding pressure to a health system already stretched thin and forcing thousands of families to flee their homes. Since Sept. 10, over 60 injured patients from the west coast have been admitted to Al-Gamhouria hospital in Aden. Many of them […]
Six months after numbers of children with measles surged, Dr Ei Ei Khaing, MSF clinical team leader in Taiz Houban mother and child hospital, describes efforts to tackle the life-threatening disease. “I have seen firsthand how the current surge in measles cases is affecting children in MSF’s hospital here in Taiz Houban in Yemen. Although […]
Read More… from Yemen: “The upsurge in measles cases shows no sign of abating”