Yemen’s Health System Could Collapse in some Areas, Minister Warns
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The Minister of Public Health and Population of Yemen, Qasim Habib, stressed that the continued decline in funding could lead to the complete loss of health services in some areas. He stressed that the sector ' s ability to absorb additional waves of displacement was not open.
Yemen Health Minister Warns of Services at Risk as Funding Falls
Yemen’s Minister of Public Health and Population, Qasim Buhaibeh, has warned that continued declines in funding could lead to the complete loss of health services in some areas, stressing that the healthcare system’s capacity to absorb additional waves of displacement is not unlimited.
Yemeni Minister of Health Qasim Habibeh warned that rising waves of displacement exceeded the capacity of the health sector to absorb, with declining funding and shortages of medicines, supplies, and fuel. He said that 19.3 million people needed health assistance, while the response funding was only 17% of the needs, indicating that less than half of the health facilities were fully operational.
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