Published on: 2026-10-22
Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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October 22, 2026 Peace and Security
Hospitals in Yemen’s Taiz province are struggling to cope with the burden due to a severe shortage of fuel, oxygen, medicines, and medical supplies. In the face of serious disruptions in healthcare facilities and the rapid depletion of stocks, urgent measures are needed to continue providing assistance to thousands of patients, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday.
An acute shortage of resources has been reported by 42 medical institutions in the provincial capital – the city of Taiz. More than 1,110 patients with renal failure require dialysis procedures daily, 192 people are undergoing treatment in intensive care units, and 154 newborns are in incubators. Without urgent replenishment of resources, emergency surgical operations, dialysis, intensive care, as well as maternal and neonatal health services will be at risk.
To maintain the operation of hospitals and ambulance vehicles, more than 156 thousand liters of fuel are required monthly. Its shortage also threatens oxygen production, emergency patient transportation, and the functioning of cold chain systems for vaccine storage.
The Ministry of Public Health and Population of Yemen reports that the situation has reached a critical stage. Frequent disruptions in communication networks hinder the receipt of up-to-date information, so the WHO, together with local health authorities, is assessing the remaining fuel supplies and the extent of hospital outages.
The crisis is developing alongside the increasing scale of internal population displacement. From August 1 to October 19, more than 256,000 people were forced to leave their homes in various regions of Yemen, with Taiz remaining one of the main areas both of departure and arrival for displaced persons. Fuel shortages are disrupting the operation of water supply and sanitation systems, increasing the risk of the spread of cholera and other diarrheal diseases among displaced families.
The health crisis is worsening against the backdrop of the overall deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the country: since the beginning of August, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has confirmed 262 cases of civilian deaths and injuries, with more than half of the killed and injured being children.
WHO calls for immediate provision of safe, sustainable, and unhindered humanitarian access to Taiz via all available routes, as well as urgent allocation of funding to replenish critical supplies and maintain essential medical services. Without prompt action, the existing shortage could lead to further disruptions in life-saving care, including emergency surgeries, intensive care, dialysis, as well as medical assistance for mothers and newborns.
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