Situation Overview
As of 2024, Yemen remains in a severe humanitarian crisis. Approximately 21.6 million people require humanitarian aid, including 17.8 million needing health assistance. The conflict has led to the collapse of the health system, with only about 51% of health facilities functioning. Limited access to healthcare, lack of salaries for health staff, damage to health facilities, and difficulties in importing medicines and medical supplies exacerbate the situation. Additionally, 4.5 million people are displaced, and food insecurity affects half the population.
Program Scope and Strategy
YFCA is dedicated to addressing the immediate health needs of crisis victims, natural disasters, and civil conflicts. Our strategy includes:
- Providing emergency lifesaving health and nutrition services through health facilities, mobile teams, outreach activities, and capacity building for health staff.
- Supporting health facilities with qualified staff, essential and emergency medicines, medical supplies, equipment, and rehabilitation.
- Reducing mortality and morbidity rates, especially among women and children, due to infectious diseases, malnutrition, and outbreaks of cholera and acute watery diarrhea.
- Promoting best practices in child and women care, sexual and reproductive health and rights, hygiene, environmental sanitation, preventive healthcare, and health education.
YFCA is an active member of the health and nutrition clusters and the strategic advisory group (SAG) for the nutrition cluster. In 2023, YFCA implemented multiple health and nutrition projects across several governorates, funded by various donors including UNOCHA/YHF, WFP, UNFPA, UNHCR, WHO, and DFID. These projects provided integrated health services, including maternal and child health services, primary and secondary healthcare, essential and emergency medicines, medical supplies and equipment, rehabilitation of health facilities, and lifesaving nutrition interventions through CMAM and outreach activities.
