Nearly two weeks have passed since my last update here, and the situation in Yemen is still deteriorating rapidly. One of the most shocking reports I have come across said that power cuts and fuel shortages mean that vulnerable patients are dying in hospitals in many parts of Yemen. Despite the seriousness of the situation there, I had great […]
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Yasir Hameed: The worsening humanitarian crisis in Taiz, Yemen
The clashes have been continuing on the outskirts of Taiz city. This report from the Yemen Post says that on the 8 June pro government gunmen broke into Al Thawra Hospital (the second main public hospital in Taiz, the first is Al Jumhory Hospital). The gunmen set up their positions in Al Thawra hospital from which to […]
Yasir Hameed: Yemeni doctors send their plea from the besieged city of Taiz
The health situation in the Yemeni city of Taiz is dire. The people there are suffering as a result of a brutal military offensive and siege that is cutting the city off from the outside world. Taiz city lies 256 km south of the capital Sana’a, and it is the most heavily populated city in […]