Yemen: renewed fighting puts pressure on the health system and aggravates humanitarian needs

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 […]

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Yemen: “The upsurge in measles cases shows no sign of abating”

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 […]

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