Yemen crisis: Help us get essential care to the most vulnerable

Women and children are among those hit hardest by Yemen’s violent conflict.

The healthcare system has collapsed, and without access to basic medical care, lives are being lost.

Our emergency medical teams are in Yemen right now, working to get care to the people most in need.

 

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We're reaching the hardest-hit in Yemen

 

🔺 Maternal health care

Women and babies are dying from pregnancy complications. Our midwives and obstetricians are providing vital care in the most complex deliveries.

 

🔺 Treating malnutrition

War has shattered Yemen’s economy. In some areas, increasing numbers of families are going hungry. Our logistics experts are ensuring therapeutic foods get to malnourished children.

 

🔺 Emergency surgery

Traumatic injuries need specialist skills, especially in children. Our surgeons and anaesthetists are performing life-changing operations.

 

🔺 Preventing outbreaks

Millions of people have fled violence, many taking refuge in crowded camps. In these conditions, disease can spread fast, and children under five are most vulnerable. Our medical teams are there, providing vaccinations and essential healthcare.

Medical activities in Haydan hospital, Saada governorate Caption
Dr Scaini is examining Kenan, 2 months-old, who is suffering from apnea, cough and strong respiratory distress, like his twin brother Saif. They are born in Al Salam hospital, in Saada city.
© Agnes Varraine-Leca/MSF

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MSF in Yemen

We are an emergency medical aid organisation, working in crisis settings worldwide.

In Yemen, we have teams in 12 health facilities in hotspots across the country, and support 20 more with vital supplies, equipment and expertise.

We are continuing this work within a shifting security context and the overwhelming impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Map of MSF projects in Yemen

SPOTLIGHT: Click the images below to learn more about our life-saving projects

MSF Mother and Child Hospital - Taiz
  • MSF Mother and Child Hospital - Taiz
Abs Rural Hospital – Abs District
  • Abs Rural Hospital – Abs District
MSF trauma centre, Mocha
  • MSF trauma centre, Mocha
MSF mobile clinics in Marib
  • MSF mobile clinics in Marib

  • Maya Abu Ata/MSF

MSF Mother and Child Hospital - Taiz

With many local clinics closed and private healthcare out of reach, women in Taiz face long, dangerous and unaffordable journeys which prevent them accessing care until the situation is life-threatening. The MSF Mother and Child hospital in Taiz Houban has dedicated teams of maternity specialists, experienced in managing pregnancy complications, emergency c-sections, and neonatal care for sick and premature infants. Here, midwife Wadha examines a pregnant woman. She was in the hospital at this critical time all alone. Her story affected me deeply. She had a normal delivery and a healthy baby and her happiness filled the room," says 33 year old Wadha, midwife at MSF's Mother and Child Hospital in Taiz Houban, southwestern Yemen.

  • Mohammed Almahdi/MSF

Abs Rural Hospital – Abs District

In this remote town in northern Yemen, the number of children arriving at the hospital with severe malnutrition is up 41 percent compared to last year. The MSF hospital offers inpatient treatment for the most severe cases, as well as treating children for the preventable diseases their weakened immune systems struggle to fight off.

  • Guillaume Binet/MYOP

MSF trauma centre, Mocha

MSF’s trauma centre in Mocha, in the Red Sea Coastal region of Yemen, provides life- and limb-saving surgery for war wounded, traffic accident victims, and pregnant women needing emergency caesareans. Since late November 2020, the overwhelming majority of patients have been war-wounded civilians.

  • Nuha Haider/MSF

MSF mobile clinics in Marib

Our mobile clinics in Marib Governorate provide vaccinations, basic healthcare, reproductive healthcare and mental health activities for children impacted by the war. Before the conflict, Marib Governorate was home to just 400,000 people. Now it hosts 2.7 million, many living in appalling conditions in temporary camps often without running water or electricity.

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