Conflict and COVID-19 in Yemen: beyond the humanitarian crisis
Abstract Background Yemen has been left in shambles and almost destroyed by its devastating civil war, and is now having to deal with the spread of coronavirus. The Yemeni people have been are left to fend for themselves and faced many problems such as hunger, the ongoing war, infections, diseases a...
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| description | Abstract Background Yemen has been left in shambles and almost destroyed by its devastating civil war, and is now having to deal with the spread of coronavirus. The Yemeni people have been are left to fend for themselves and faced many problems such as hunger, the ongoing war, infections, diseases and lack of equipment even before the COVID-19 pandemic. All together it is a humanitarian crisis. Only around 50% of the hospitals and healthcare facilities are in full working condition, and even those that are functioning are operating at nowhere near full potential. Healthcare staff and facilities lack necessary essential equipment and money. Conclusion As, sadly, is common in conflict-affected regions, the violence has brought with it a secondary disaster of infectious disease outbreaks. Yemen is not only battling COVID-19 amid a catastrophic war, but also has to deal with other diseases such as cholera, diphtheria and measles. A number of key measures are needed to support the current efforts against this deadly epidemic and its potential subsequent waves as well as to prevent further epidemics in Yemen. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-906cf3594eaf462486c0da30cb4b50b72022-12-21T22:42:30ZengBMCGlobalization and Health1744-86032021-07-011711310.1186/s12992-021-00732-1Conflict and COVID-19 in Yemen: beyond the humanitarian crisisMohammed Alsabri0Ayman Alhadheri1Luai M. Alsakkaf2Jennifer Cole3Pediatrics, 1 Brookdale University Hospital and Medical center 1Brookdale PlazaEmergency Medicine, McLaren Oakland HospitalEmergency Department, Al Thawra Modern General Hospital (TMGH)Department of Geography, The Royal Holloway University of London. Egham HillAbstract Background Yemen has been left in shambles and almost destroyed by its devastating civil war, and is now having to deal with the spread of coronavirus. The Yemeni people have been are left to fend for themselves and faced many problems such as hunger, the ongoing war, infections, diseases and lack of equipment even before the COVID-19 pandemic. All together it is a humanitarian crisis. Only around 50% of the hospitals and healthcare facilities are in full working condition, and even those that are functioning are operating at nowhere near full potential. Healthcare staff and facilities lack necessary essential equipment and money. Conclusion As, sadly, is common in conflict-affected regions, the violence has brought with it a secondary disaster of infectious disease outbreaks. Yemen is not only battling COVID-19 amid a catastrophic war, but also has to deal with other diseases such as cholera, diphtheria and measles. A number of key measures are needed to support the current efforts against this deadly epidemic and its potential subsequent waves as well as to prevent further epidemics in Yemen.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-021-00732-1YemenCOVID-19WarHumanitarian crisisDisaster |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Alsabri Ayman Alhadheri Luai M. Alsakkaf Jennifer Cole Conflict and COVID-19 in Yemen: beyond the humanitarian crisis Globalization and Health Yemen COVID-19 War Humanitarian crisis Disaster |
| title | Conflict and COVID-19 in Yemen: beyond the humanitarian crisis |
| title_full | Conflict and COVID-19 in Yemen: beyond the humanitarian crisis |
| title_fullStr | Conflict and COVID-19 in Yemen: beyond the humanitarian crisis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conflict and COVID-19 in Yemen: beyond the humanitarian crisis |
| title_short | Conflict and COVID-19 in Yemen: beyond the humanitarian crisis |
| title_sort | conflict and covid 19 in yemen beyond the humanitarian crisis |
| topic | Yemen COVID-19 War Humanitarian crisis Disaster |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-021-00732-1 |
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