First round of COVID-19 Vaccination campaign has been launched on two supported health facilities (Rakhia health center, Rakhia district and Al Wahd health unit, Al Abr district, Hadhramaut governorate) during 24^th – 30^th of May, 2021.

The campaign is part of the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign aimed at reaching 317,363 people in 133 districts and enabling health workers and other priority populations vulnerable to COVID-19, including elderly people and patients with chronic diseases to be protected against the virus.

Yemen received 360 000 COVID-19 vaccine doses on 31 March 2021, to play a key-role in to stopping the COVID-19 pandemic in its tracks. COVID-19 has had crucial impacts on the health, well-being and income of people in Yemen. The full impact can never be truly known, however, due to limited testing and reporting across the country.

The two health facilities where YFCA through its team is helping to carry out the vaccination campaign are already supported through other means, including the provision of medicine, medical supplies, operational supports, monthly incentives to health workers and capacity building activities. YFCA is able to fully run these health facilities, thanks to support from Muslim Aid since January 2021.