Large Funding Gap Contributing To Lack Of Health Care, WASH Access For 15.2M In Yemen, WHO Says

U.N. News Centre: Yemen faces dire health crisis with major funding gap and 15.2 million lacking care, U.N. warns
“More than 15.2 million Yemenis now lack access to health care services, well over half the war-torn country’s total population, yet there is a 55 percent gap in requested international funding to address the crisis, according to the United Nations health agency. … The WHO needs $83 million to address Yemen’s health care crisis but has so far received only $37 million…” (12/2).

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