On World Polio Day, WHO and UNICEF warn of an alarming number of variant poliovirus cases 24 October 2024, Sana’a/Aden, Yemen — Yemen continues to battle an outbreak of variant poliovirus, with 273 cases reported over the last three years amid a humanitarian crisis and declining vaccination rates, the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations...

4 September 2024, Lahj, Yemen – Al Ghaydah General Hospital now has a quality team in place, which has led to notable improvements in hospital operations, especially in the areas of hygiene, disinfection and sterilization. The 100-bed hospital opened in 1979 and caters to a catchment area of about 500 000 people. In 2023, it took a significant...

4 September 2024, Lahj, Yemen – Ibn Khaldoun Hospital in Lahj embarked on a journey towards enhanced health care quality and management stability under the leadership of Dr Majeed Atif. This endeavour began soon after his appointment as hospital director in 2022. A dedicated quality team and committee were set up in 2022, marking a new era of...

4 September 2024, Taizz, Yemen – In 2023, Khalifa Hospital in Taizz significantly boosted its commitment to quality health care by adding a dedicated quality team. Focusing on infection prevention and control, follow-up and evaluation, this team works with a quality committee led by the hospital director. Established in 1989, this 220-bed...

4 September 2024, Marib, Yemen – Marib General Hospital, established in 2005, is located near active conflict zones and amid a hub of displaced populations. As such, it serves as a critical health facility for some of the most vulnerable. With a 180-bed capacity and an average bed occupancy of 75%, it caters to a vast catchment area of 3 million...

4 September 2024, Marib, Yemen – Kara Hospital is a critical health service provider for over 2 million people from Marib and neighbouring governorates such as Al Bayda, Al Jawf and Shabwah. Having opened its doors in 2010, it was upgraded to a governorate hospital in 2017. Its strategic location on the main road between Yemen and Saudi Arabia...

4 September, Aden, Yemen – Access to quality health care can mean the difference between life and death for patients. WHO Representative to Yemen Dr Arturo Pesigan explained: “In low- and middle-income countries such as Yemen, as many as 1 in 4 hospitalizations result in harm and 1 in 24 people die from unsafe care. This is a serious situation that...

Doaa Shihab, WHO Technical Officer conducts a field visit to Al Jomhoria Hospital in Aden, an EHCP supported facility. Photo credit: WHO Yemen/ A. Abdulqawi21 August 2024, Aden and Sana’a, Yemen – WHO is championing the right to quality health services for everyone, everywhere. In Yemen, despite immense efforts from all partners, this right is...

28 August 2024, Aden, Yemen – Mohamed Khalil a 2-year-old boy from Al-Khawkhah district in Hodeida, suffers from severe acute malnutrition with medical complications. His belly is swollen and his body is frail. When he began vomiting every time he ate, his mother scraped together what money she could from family and friends and took him to...

In war-torn Yemen, torrential rains and flooding have destroyed homes and shelters 6 August 2024: children in an area affected by heavy rainfall and severe flooding in Sana'a, Yemen. Photo credit: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images.26 August 2024, Sana’a, Yemen – Yemen’s skies have never been so capricious. Late last month, torrents of rain turned into...