Yemen: Life-saving nutrition for women and children

The needs

A glimpse into Yemen

Yemen is in a state of collapse. Since 2015, active conflict has displaced 4.5 million people and left the majority of Yemenis in need of humanitarian assistance. People can no longer access life’s basic necessities – health care, safe water and sanitation, and enough food to eat each day. As a result, millions of children have become malnourished and need urgent help to survive.

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70%

Percentage of people who need humanitarian assistance

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17.4 million

People do not have enough food to eat each day

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2.2 million

Children are acutely malnourished and need support

Testimonial

People are at the centre of all we do

Here’s what they have to say about us.

"I couldn’t afford to travel to the hospital, and we didn’t have the money to buy medicine. When my neighbour told me about Medair’s mobile medical clinic, I had a glimmer of hope. They took great care of my daughter.”

Amal

Mother to Fatima, southern Yemen

Our difference

Medair's impact in Yemen

Health and nutrition

We support several health facilities and nutrition clinics responding to the needs in the south of Yemen. But not everyone is able to access them because of the distance, rough terrain, insecurity, and cultural barriers that discourage women from seeking health care. In response, Medair’s mobile medical teams travel great distances to bring health and nutrition to pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, and their children in rural communities and camps.

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89,147

People received direct assistance in 2022

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70,846

People cared for at a Medair-supported clinic

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4,913

People treated for acute malnutrition

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Latest updates on Yemen

Browse the latest updates and stories on the field.

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July 29, 2024

Yemen

From dust to dreams: the miracle of the water project

How a water project transforms a deserted village to a bustling community

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September 19, 2022

Yemen

Going the extra mile a day in the life of the mobile outreach team

In the Al Dhale’e Governorate, in the southwest of Yemen, every day can be a fight for survival. Almost half of the healthcare facilities in the district are inoperative or run at a reduced capacity. This is because of reduced staffing and a lack of essential medicines and supplies, and urgent action needed. In the remote mountainous areas of Al Dhale’e, people live in particularly hard conditions, travelling long distances to receive healthcare. The downfall of the economy has placed additional pressure on Yemenis.

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August 29, 2023

Yemen

Anood The Junior BCC Officer

An eager young girl who endeavours to increase community awareness about the importance of hygiene while cleaning the camp with her friends.

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July 20, 2022

Yemen

We Are All Human

Water in Yemen is scarce. Less than half of the population, and less than ten per cent of internally displaced persons in Yemen have access to safe water and sanitation1. We had weak infrastructure prior to the war. Now, during and after the conflict, we have damaged infrastructure that has affected access to water and sanitation across the country.

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September 29, 2021

Yemen

When Water Bends Bones

In a mountainous region of Yemen, water weakens bones. It deforms. It causes life-changing health concerns and financial burdens. It is one more tragedy for the Yemeni people who have already been through the unfathomable.

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March 22, 2022

Yemen

How solar power transforms access to water in Yemen

In Yemen, water is scarce. Before the current conflict, Yemen was considered one of the world’s most severely water-stressed countries. This situation has worsened. Less than half of the population has access to a clean water source, with severe effects on people’s health, agriculture, and livelihoods. For many communities in Yemen, drinking unsafe water is the only choice, as safe drinking water is inaccessible and unaffordable.

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March 25, 2024

Yemen

From a shack to a health unit

Bringing health and nutrition to a mountain village in Yemen

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When the road stops, we keep going. Our teams travel by boat, canoe and plane to the most isolated and hardest-to-reach communities in South Sudan, cut off from vital services like health care, nutrition, and water.

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Medair has been responding to the effects of crisis in Afghanistan since 1996. While the country remains in crisis today, we do not lose hope for a peaceful and flourishing future for the people of Afghanistan.

Jordan

Since the beginning of the Syrian Crisis, Medair has been a lifeline to Syrian refugees in Jordan as they struggle to rebuild their lives from the ground up.

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Since the beginning of the Syrian Crisis, Medair has been a lifeline to Syrian refugees in Lebanon as they struggle to rebuild their lives after surviving a civil war. We care for families by helping them meet their most urgent needs.

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The sudden collapse of the Assad regime follows 13 years of conflict which has had devastating effects on communities in Syria. Deadly earthquakes in 2023 and significant displacement since November 2024, first from the conflict in Lebanon and then due to internal political shifts in Syria, have compounded humanitarian needs. Medair has been in country since 2015. Our commitment to support Syrian people has never failed. We are determined to help rebuild by restoring health services, safe water sources, and shelters for those in desperate need. Our offices are opening again and our teams are resuming work.

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When conflict erupted in 2022 and sent millions of families fleeing for their lives, Medair was there within days to welcome them with open arms and meaningful support.

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