Saudi aid organization and UN health agency reach an agreement to reduce Yemeni female fatalities
In order to reduce the number of fatalities among girls and pregnant women in Yemen, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Center has intensified its collaboration with a UN health organization. On Tuesday, representatives from KSrelief and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) signed a contract to offer reproductive...
Read moreIncreased access to healthcare in Yemen is being secured through a partnership between Japan and UNOPS
With the help of the Japanese government, UNOPS deployed eight mobile medical clinics to the Public Health and Population Ministry in Aden, intending to enhance the care of the Aden population. The initiative “Urgent Support to Health Services through the Provision of Mobile Clinics in Yemen,” funded by the Japanese...
Read moreIn war-torn Yemen, an Imam advocates the benefits of vaccines
Doctors and religious leaders are critical in establishing confidence and persuading parents and communities to immunize their kids from polio. Dr. Nabeel is a doctor by practice and a qualified imam (Islamic teacher) from the Ministry of Endowment in Southern Yemen, earning him the sobriquet “the mobile imam.” He...
Read morePregnant women in Yemen are at risk due to a lack of emergency obstetric treatment
UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) is Yemen’s primary provider of women’s healthcare and reproductive medicine and the leading supplier of reproductive healthcare. However, due to a lack of funds, it has had to reduce humanitarian efforts by 25% since the beginning of the year. (So far, only 13% of...
Read moreNearly 56,000 Ma’rib residents receive lifesaving health care thanks to the IOM and Japan
As a result of years of conflict and war, around half of Yemen’s medical facilities are currently operating at full capacity. Last year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the Japanese government provided life-saving medical aid to Al Jufainah, Yemen’s largest displacement center. Since the crisis began in 2015,...
Read moreWHO initiative to increase COVID-19 vaccination rates in Yemen
The World Health Organization will invest USD 2.8 million over six months to increase immunization coverage for the COVID-19 vaccine in southern Yemen from 5% to 10%. In collaboration with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), the WHO is collecting and distributing COVID-19 vaccines along with...
Read moreKSrelief organization provides health treatment and gives out food packs in Yemen
According to the Saudi Press Agency, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) has begun delivering health care in Yemen’s Harad Directorate of the Hajjah Governorate. It is projected that between May 18 and May 24, the clinics admitted and cared for 426 people with a variety of...
Read moreNewly restored health facilities provide lifeline to communities in Ma’rib, Yemen
It is difficult to recall life before the crisis, yet many Yemenis swear they were happy before the war. Nawal Zain works as an obstetrician at Yemen’s Al Wahda Hospital in Al Husoon. According to the IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix, 78,500 people will be relocated from the governorate of...
Read moreYemen’s healthcare services continue to be supported by Saudi aid group
The Yemeni governorates of Aden, Lahij, Taiz, Hodeidah, Hajjah, and Marib are receiving financing from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center for a feeding program for young children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers. The project, which aims to provide nutritional treatment, healthcare, and counseling services, assisted 51,401 people...
Read moreWHO: Helping Yemen’s health system cope with COVID-19 and offer life-saving services
In addition to community-based efforts, the World Health Organization (WHO) is partnering with the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) to maintain the COVID-19 response and key services at specialized healthcare facilities. WHO will carry out these focused and extended health initiatives in Yemen over the next ten...
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