Every two hours a woman dies in Yemen due to lack of healthcare

The United Nations Population Fund said that about 5.5 million women and girls of childbearing age in Yemen have limited or no access to reproductive health services.

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In a statement, the fund indicated that basic health care is not widely available, explaining that about 5.5 million women and girls of childbearing age in Yemen have limited or no access to reproductive health services.

A mobile nurse examines the displaced in a camp in Hodeidah (archive)

He stressed that this is among the highest rates in the region, which is a very shocking number because these causes of death are almost completely preventable through access to health services.

According to the fund’s statement, 21.6 million people need humanitarian aid during the current year 2023, and 80% of the population cannot put food on the table.

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