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The silent force during crisis: female health workers saving women’s lives

May 3, 2021

Eighty percent of Yemeni people live below the poverty line and the grinding protracted Yemen conflict has devastated the health system. Only half of all health facilities across the country are fully functioning, while 20 million people are in need of health services. The lack of supplies, as well as equipment, operational costs and irregular payment salaries, hinders health staff's ability to provide proper health care and puts the lives of millions at risk.

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Improved reproductive health services: The difference between life and death

May 3, 2021

On a quiet afternoon in Khillah area of Al Dhale governorate in Yemen, Saeeda was at home when she began to feel labour pains. At the 38th week of pregnancy, Saeeda realized that she was in serious trouble as she started to bleed. Saeeda was strong enough to make the decision to walk to the nearest health centre on foot, which was a decision that saved her life and the life of her baby.

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The five pillars of success

April 20, 2021

Salwa is a 32-year-old female business owner from Lahj governorate in the south of Yemen. Salwa lives with her parents, four brothers and two sisters in Tuban district of Lahj. Although she graduated from high school a long time ago, she couldn’t go to university because of the family's difficult living conditions. Salwa’s father earned less than 100 US dollars a month, which was the only income the family depended on and Salwa had to take care of her ill mother, who has a disability.

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Disaster looms for Yemen if funding cuts continue

February 28, 2021

A pledging conference for Yemen on 1 March is a pivotal moment for governments around the world to step up for the Yemeni people, who have already suffered through six years of a man-made catastrophe. With five million people currently teetering on the edge of starvation and over two-thirds of the country’s population in need of humanitarian aid or protection, the situation could not be more urgent, according to 12 aid organizations.

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Sowing new farming practices helps reap success

February 25, 2021

Yemen continues to face the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with high levels of acute food insecurity. Two million out of nearly eight million people living in the southern parts of the country are estimated to be severely food insecure. Prolonged conflict, as well as high food prices, depreciation of the local currency and disrupted public institutions, including the agricultural sector, are the major drivers of acute food insecurity.

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One size doesn’t fit all: providing aid for people with disabilities in war-torn Yemen

February 24, 2021

After six years of relentless war in Yemen, millions have lost their homes, their loved ones and their dreams of a better future. The ongoing armed conflict in the country has had dire consequences for countless families. There are over 3 million people with disabilities in Yemen, and the deteriorating health system and travel restrictions continue to turn many curable injuries into life-long disabilities.

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