The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday that 540,000 Yemeni children under the age of five are severely emaciated.
The WHO made its announcement in a post on X to mark World Humanitarian Day.
“Yemen faces a double burden of disease and conflict, whereby 17.8 million need health assistance, including 540,000 children under 5 with severe wasting,” said the UN-affiliated organization adding “With ongoing conflict and a collapsing healthcare system, it is crucial that we Act For Humanity.”
According to WHO ,The health sector in Yemen faces difficult challenges, amid great suffering experienced by most citizens who are in dire need of assistance due to the repercussions of the war that has been ongoing for a decade.