Yemen Monitor/News Room
The World Health Organization stated on Sunday that half of Yemen’s population is in need of health assistance.
The organization mentioned in a statement on the occasion of World Health Day, “The prolonged conflict in Yemen has left half of the population in need of health assistance.”
It added that vulnerable groups continue to bear the consequences of the conflict, such as internally displaced persons, children, women, elderly individuals, persons with disabilities, those suffering from mental disorders, marginalized communities, and conflict-affected individuals.
Dr. Arthur Bisigan, the WHO representative in Yemen, said, “The challenges that communities in Yemen have to face defy description. Children referred to therapeutic feeding clinics are only there due to long periods of hunger.”
He further noted that the healthcare system is fragile and struggling to meet the increasing demands. “I sympathize with parents who have to see their children fall ill before their eyes,” he added.
The statement continued, “Yemen faces a compounded burden of disease and conflict, with 17.8 million people in the country in need of health assistance. Women make up 24% of this number, requiring various reproductive medical and health services.”
Children constitute 50% of these groups, including 540,000 children under the age of five in need of life-saving treatment due to severe acute malnutrition—10% of them are severe acute malnutrition cases with complications requiring specialized care and hospitalization, according to the statement.
