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Midwives delivering hope

06/05/2024

When Mona began working as a midwife in her local health centre 30 years ago, she was the first in Yemen’s Hadramout Governorate.

“Back then, our area was a world away from health care,” she told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Now head of the midwifery department at the Shahir Health Centre in Hadramout, she explained hers was an impoverished community that lacked schools, medical facilities and health workers.

“Women faced pregnancy without proper care or follow-up. The traditional midwife, with all her goodwill, was limited in resources,” added Mona. “Many births ended in complications, sometimes tragically. The city hospital was out of reach due to cost, transportation and sheer lack of awareness.”

Helping women struck by conflict to give birth safely

18/10/2023

In this video, we review part of UNFPA's impactful interventions in Yemen, in partnership with USAID's Office of Humanitarian Aid to help thousands of Yemeni individuals, especially women, in safe childbirth. This is the story of Fathia, who suffered tremendous hardship before finding health care and support at Al-Sadaqa Hospital. This hospital is one of 14 hospitals supported by the United Nations Population Fund in partnership with the USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance to provides comprehensive reproductive health services free of charge.

 

Midwives in the making

11/09/2023

Midwifery students share what is behind their motivation to become midwives in Yemen. 

Young people leading the way

13/08/2023

Young leaders helping to transform their communities with support of UNFPA and UNDP leadership programmes in the governoratne of Taizz, Yemen 

Young people share their dreams

12/08/2023

Eight young people from the Arab region share their dreams and the United Nations supported to fullfil them.

From Yemen, Hiam, a pharmacist, shares how she was empowered to become a trainer and an advocate for young peoples rights,especially their reproductive rights through a UNFPA-supported youth training centre. Y

Tamani, a midwife from Yemen, tirelessly saving lives

17/05/2023

6 out of 10 births in Yemen take place without a skilled birth attendant.
Tamani was supported by UNFPA to set up a home clinic upon the completion of her studies. 
Since Tamani opened her home clinic maternal and newborn deaths in her village have dropped drastically.
Midwives like Tamani work tirelessly to save lives across Yemen. 

Yemen: A mother’s life on the line

06/04/2022

In Yemen, people are living through the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. 23.4 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance or protection. Expectant mothers are particularly vulnerable as they face life threatening shortages for maternal health services. UNFPA has been at the forefront of the humanitarian response in Yemen. Despite the lack of funding, by the end of 2021, UNFPA's response reached nearly 2.8 million individuals with life-saving reproductive health services, protection information and services and emergency relief, with support to 127 health facilities, 51 safe spaces, nine shelters and eight specialized mental health centres.

Yemen: Health services are out of reach for displaced people

04/04/2022

Violence is escalating in Yemen and more than 4 million people are already displaced. Going to the hospital is not even an option for many displaced pregnant women.

UNFPA's mobile medical teams in Yemen are reaching the most vulnerable women and girls on the ground with lifesaving services.

Delivering on the front lines: One midwife's story

08/08/2021

On the front lines of conflict and disease, midwives risk death to bring new life in Marib, Yemen.

6 Things You Need To Know About Yemen

01/03/2021

Check out our "6 Things You Need To Know About Yemen" video and learn more about how UNFPA, is responding to the world’s largest humanitarian crisis: http://unf.pa/ywg

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