9 May 2022 - For the past several years, Yemen has been described as the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis” due to its protracted war and subsequent economic collapse. This has only been compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and the spread of other diseases. In response to the country’s acute and tragic health outcomes, the World Health Organization (WHO), with funding from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSRelief), is supporting the health system throughout Yemen, including national efforts to prevent and control the spread of malaria and dengue fever.
The program’s implementation began in the southern governorates in October of 2020. Twenty-five volunteers were selected from each district to attend a training course, where they were taught how to detect malaria, diagnose it, treat it, and care for infected patients.
