Yemen’s health system could collapse in some areas, minister warns

Yemen’s healthcare system may not be able to support the population as war strains resources, minister tells Al Jazeera.

x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info A security officer walks in front of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Hospital in Aden, Yemen, Wednesday, September 16, 2026 [Abdulnasser Alseddik/AP] Published On 27 Sep 2026 27 Sep 2026 Some areas in Yemen could suffer from a complete loss of health services if a decline in funding continues, Yemen’s Minister of Public Health and Population Qasim Buhaibeh has told Al Jazeera.

He said that the health sector may not be able to absorb additional waves of displacement from the ongoing war while a lack of resources has forced the closure of health facilities and caused shortages of medicines, supplies and fuel.