WHO asks for more healthcare donations to help war-torn Yemen

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WHO asks for more healthcare donations to help war-torn Yemen

STORY: WHO asks for more healthcare donations to help war-torn Yemen DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yemeni children treated in a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen 2. various of children setting up a "tent" classroom in Hajjah Province, northern Yemen (file) 3. various of Yemeni children treated in a hospital in Sanaa, Yemen STORYLINE: The World Health Organization (WHO) has appealed for 392 million U.S. dollars in donation to provide essential health support to 12.9 million Yemenis in 2023. "Yemen requires urgent and robust support from international donors and other partners to effectively avert the potential collapse of its health system," a WHO statement quoted Adham Abdel Moneim Ismail, WHO Representative in Yemen, as saying on Sunday. The appeal was made on the eve of a high-level pledging event for the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, a UN-led fund-raising activity held on Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. "New funding in the amount of 3

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