AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoYemen Health Response: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) and Qatar Charity (QC) launched a paediatric cardiac surgery and catheterisation convoy in Taiz, aiming to deliver free care for poor children through specialist teams working with the local Cardiovascular and Kidney Transplant Centre until May 22, with plans for 85 catheterisation procedures and 10 open-heart surgeries. Conflict-Linked Health Risks: A Houthi drone strike wounded a civilian in Maqbana district (Taiz/Hodeidah border), underscoring how air attacks keep pushing civilians toward fragile, overstretched care. Disease Watch: UN agencies report measles has killed at least 25 children in Yemen over the past three months, with more than 6,000 suspected cases—an alarm tied to vaccination gaps and a collapsing health system. Humanitarian Pressure: UN reporting warns Yemen is increasingly affected by landmines, worsening access to education, healthcare, and basic services. Health System Context: Saudi aid group KSrelief expanded cholera response in Yemen, providing services to 7,155 people in late April while also backing market rehabilitation and other recovery projects.
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