WHO Warns Escalating Conflict in Yemen Takes 'Devastating Toll'
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The World Health Organization said earlier that it had recorded 959 deaths from August 6 to October 2.
Between the wounded without ambulance, the homeless without treatment and children trapped in cholera and malnutrition, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that Yemen is approaching a "complicated health emergency" and has called for funding for its activities there.
WHO warns of widening healthcare gaps in Yemen amid escalating conflict
LONDON: The World Health Organization said it urgently required $31 million to expand its health response in war-torn Yemen, where the latest escalation in hostilities has killed almost 1,000 people, displaced nearly 198,000 and overwhelmed already strained medical services. The appeal for humanitarian funding has more than tripled from the previous target of $9 million as needs have grown, the agency said. It is also seeking $700,000 to support…
The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is exacerbated by the continued military escalation, amid warnings by health organizations of critical gaps in the care of wounded and displaced persons and the response to outbreaks of disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that urgent health response needs had risen to $31 million, while the Yemeni Ministry of Health recorded 959 deaths and 4207 injuries in 10 governorates as at 2 October.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported 959 deaths, 4,000 deaths and 207 injuries as a result of military escalation between government forces and Al-Houthi in Yemen.
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