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Story summary
- Yemen’s Minister of Public Health and Population Qasim Buhaibeh warned the health system is collapsing.
- Funding for Yemen’s health response has reached only 17 % of the required amount.
- An estimated 19.3 million Yemenis need health assistance, according to data updated through June 2026.
- Around half of Yemen’s children under five suffer chronic malnutrition, worsening disease vulnerability.
- More than 27,000 measles cases were confirmed in 2025.