MSF in action: Country profiles

KEY MEDICAL FIGURES:

Years of conflict and displacement, a worsening economic landscape and lack of healthcare have left millions of people in need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen. In 2024, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) delivered critical medical care to people affected by ongoing armed conflict and instability.

Our teams worked in 17 hospitals across 12 governorates, providing medical assistance including emergency services, maternal and pediatric care, nutritional support and surgery. We trained staff at more than 10 basic healthcare centres and donated medicine and supplies to help people access basic healthcare in their communities.

MSF staff have seen worsening trends in malnutrition in recent years, particularly among children. In 2024, teams continued to provide nutritional care for inpatients and outpatients across seven governorates.

As the country’s healthcare system deteriorated and people missed their routine vaccinations, we noted an increase in vaccine-preventable diseases. MSF launched emergency responses in nine governorates following outbreaks of cholera, acute watery diarrhea, measles and diphtheria. In Marib and Taiz, we provided logistical support for a catch-up vaccination campaign for children and pregnant women.

Maternal and child healthcare remains a core element of our work in Yemen. We delivered maternal, neonatal and pediatric services, including pre-natal and post-natal consultations and assistance with deliveries, for inpatients and outpatients in nine governorates.

Our colleagues provided emergency care at the Aden trauma centre, and at hospitals in Taiz, Ibb, Hodeidah andHajjah governorates. We donated trauma kits for mass casualty eventsto Al-Thawra and Al-Gamhori hospitals in Sana’a governorate.

In response to needs for mental health support, MSF integrated basic mental healthcare into all our activities in Hodeidah, Marib and Taiz governorates. We ran a mental health clinic and a day centre providing psychological care in Hajjah city. Following severe flooding in Mahweet and Marib governorates in August, teams delivered emergency healthcare and donated blankets and hygiene kits.