Crisis in Yemen
Frequent cholera outbreaks, more than a decade of conflict and ongoing economic decline put lives in jeopardy in Yemen.
Over the last few years, Americares has provided emergency funding to local partners in Yemen to address disease outbreaks and provide routine care that’s desperately needed.
Providing ongoing support
Nearly half of health facilities partly function or are completely shut in a country that experiences the highest number of cholera cases in the world, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Millions of people in Yemen are internally displaced. Many end up in displacement camps, which are hot spots for cholera and acute watery diarrhea (AWD) cases. Lack of safe drinking water, poor hygiene practices and limited access to treatment also contribute to the high rate of disease.
During the early rainy season in 2026, we provided funding to address rising cases of cholera and AWD.
In 2025, we helped a local partner open a pair of health centers that cared for more than 1,550 people. Providers treated AWD and cholera and delivered primary care, maternal and child health care, and nutrition services.
One partner used the funding to establish a diarrhea treatment center and three oral rehydration corners in Abyan Governorate. In the end, they treated over 1,300 suspected cases with no reported deaths. More than 130 hygiene sessions reached almost 10,000 people.
“The improvement in patients is remarkable and visible,” said Dr. Hassan Ali Atiyah, the treatment center’s general physician. “The difference between how they arrive and how they leave tells the whole story. They come in one state — and they walk out another.”
In addition, we provided support to purchase medications for chronic and noncommunicable diseases, providing free treatment to around 60,000 patients.
2024 cholera outbreak
Nearly 250,000 cases and over 850 deaths were reported during a major outbreak in 2024. In response, Americares provided critical funding to help purchase cholera treatment supplies, including: