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Saving tiny lives in Yemen

Four days after giving birth to her third child, Ahlam anxiously looks at her son fighting for survival with an oxygen mask in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Al-Sabeen hospital in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a. “I felt extremely tired and weak during the last four months of pregnancy. I had high blood p...

UNICEF and WHO to train 200 general practitioners in Yemen to boost quality primary health care under the World Bank-financed Emergency Human Capital Project

29 April 2024, Sana’a, Yemen – For health systems around the world, especially those in low-income countries like Yemen, providing quality care to communities is a huge challenge. Key factors include health workforce shortages, difficulties for practitioners in keeping pace with the latest guidelines and best practices, lack of attention to health…

01 December 2023

Training Midwives to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes in Remote Areas

In remote villages of Yemen, the absence of midwives and health centres has resulted in traditional midwives delivering babies without sterilization or proper knowledge of prenatal care. To address this issue, UNICEF, with support from the European Union, initiated a project to train midwives at the Higher Institu...

King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre contributes to saving lives of mothers and newborns in Yemen

05 June 2023, Sana’a – UNICEF received in March 2022 a generous contribution of US$10 million from King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center towards saving lives of mothers and newborns by ensuring equitable access to quality maternal and newborn health services in conflict-affected areas of Yemen. Using this funding from King Salman…

Midwifery training program... a new generation of qualified midwives

The protracted conflict in Yemen has badly affected the fragile health system in Yemen, which is ranked among the least developed in the world. The sprawling nature of rural areas and harsh terrains remain key obstacles for children and women to access health services. Many women in Yemen face a high risk of dying...

Free Healthcare Saves Children’s Life in Yemen

UNICEF seeks to achieve the greatest impact possible for newborns and children suffering from health complications to improve the quality of basic and life-saving healthcare, especially within the first hours of birth. With the conflict in Yemen weighing heavily on the healthcare system, UNICEF works on strengthen...

Training midwives to help children put their best foot forward

UNICEF is supporting local health offices across Yemen in training midwives and nurses on the importance of breastfeeding and safe motherhood practices. This is done thanks to the generous support of KSRelief. During one of those trainings, Dr. Maha Al-Arami taught the importance of breastfeeding and how to revive...

Free Healthcare Services for Healthier Children

Children and mothers need comprehensive health care, including vaccines, medicines, good nutrition, and hygiene. These are basic human rights, without which life cannot thrive, especially in Yemen, a country affected by war and economic struggles. Irregular salary payments and dwindling opportunities have drastica...

Kuwait grants $2 million to UNICEF’s support to mothers and newborns in conflict areas in Yemen

Sana’a, 8 May 2022 – The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development has granted $2 million in support of mothers and newborns in conflict-affected areas in Yemen. This generous contribution will allow thousands of vulnerable mothers and newborns to access urgent lifesaving services such as newborn deliveries or emergency obstetric newborn care. The…

20 December 2021

Separated conjoined twins return to Yemen following surgery in Jordan

SANA’A/AMMAN, 20 December 2021 – Conjoined twins born in Sana’a, Yemen, in December 2020 and successfully separated in Amman, Jordan, have returned home to Yemen after surgery, UNICEF said today. Ahmed and Mohamed were born joined at the chest and abdomen at Al-Sabeen Children’s Hospital in Sana’a in December 2020...

20 September 2021

Welcoming new lives with skilled hands

In Yemen, the newborn mortality rate – at 26 per 1,000 live births – is considerably higher than the global average of 17 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2019. The nurses, doctor's assistants, and other healthcare personnel who attended the new UNICEF-supported midwife training feel they are responsible for giving...

Six-month-old Rayed overcomes malnutrition in dedicated centre that sees dozens of children each day

Yemen’s humanitarian crisis – compounded by over six years of conflict – has taken a heavy toll on the country’s children, leaving them vulnerable to food insecurity and disease. UNICEF is working to provide treatment for children in the Malnutrition Treatment Centre at AlSabain Maternity and Children’s Hospital i...