Yemen Monitor/ Newsroom
MSF announced on Monday that it will end its services for treating violence-related injuries in the temporary capital of Aden, southern Yemen, by the end of this year.
In a statement on Facebook, the organization said that “due to the decrease in cases of violence-related injuries in Aden, Doctors Without Borders will refocus its activities at the Aden trauma center to meet new medical needs and adapt to the changing environment.”
It continued, “MSF will gradually end its current activities at the Aden trauma center starting from mid-September until the end of 2024 to allow for renovation and redevelopment of a new project in the same building in 2025. During this process, MSF will ensure the continuity and quality of care for patients admitted to the facility until their final discharge.”
The international organization stated that it will cooperate with the Ministry of Public Health and Population to assess current medical needs to ensure new activities in Aden Governorate after 2024, based on the results of the assessment, affirming its readiness to strengthen the medical response in Aden if necessary.
The organization reiterated its continued commitment to providing medical needs for people in Yemen, noting that its teams work in 13 hospitals in 11 governorates and support more than 12 health facilities across the country.
Last week, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health and Population, Dr. Abdulraqeeb Al-Haidari, said that MSF “informed the ministry of its decision to end the activities of the surgical trauma center in Aden by the end of 2024, based on the organization’s assessment of emergency and future needs.”
He added in an explanatory statement on X, “that the organization will continue to support Yemen by shifting its activities from surgical services to epidemiological activities.”
