Yemen: Over 1,000 healthcare facilities at risk of closure due to declining funding

“Prime Minister Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak chaired a government meeting in the interim capital Aden to discuss the challenges resulting from declining international funding for the health sector,” according to an official statement issued by the prime minister’s office.

During the meeting, Health Minister Qasim Buhaibeh warned that “the decline in funding for the health sector will lead to the closure of more than 1,000 health facilities, expose 500,000 women to the risk of death, and deprive 600,000 children of essential vaccination and healthcare services, while weakening the country’s ability to combat the outbreak of epidemics”, Anadolu agency reported.

The prime minister called on international and regional partners to “renew their vital and continuous support for health services to overcome the current circumstances and avoid a potential humanitarian disaster.”