Stuck between two mountains, Haydan is a remote village, lost in time. Some houses have the air of medieval fortresses; at their arrowslits, curious faces occasionally appear. Following the road leading into the village, which alternates between faded tarmac and dirt track, one imagines a place...
Six months after withdrawing its staff from northern Yemen following the bombing of its hospital in Abs, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has restarted work in Haydan district hospital, in Sa’ada governorate. Following the 15 August airstrike on Abs hospital which killed 19 people and injured 24 and...
In our project hospital, the growing need for neonatal and maternal care was clear, as these are the vulnerable groups affected by Yemen’s ongoing war.
As a nearly two-year-old war continues to devastate Taiz, Yemen's third most populous city, a deepening medical and humanitarian crisis is putting patients' lives at risk, according to a report released today by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), which provides medical care on...
On Thursday 17 November, the first day of the newly announced ceasefire in Yemen, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) managed or supported emergency rooms in Taiz, received 76 war-wounded patients after intense clashes, another 21 people were dead by the time they arrived in the emergency rooms. Most of...
Dr. Joanne Liu, MSF International President Speech before United Nations Security Council, 28 September, 2016 Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: Last week the world witnessed a savage attack on a United Nations and Syrian Red Crescent humanitarian convoy, and on a hospital near Aleppo. Secretary...
