Twins fight hunger in Yemen amid war and aid collapse — SkimNews
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- Raghad Hassan and Raad were born prematurely and immediately faced life-threatening malnutrition after their family fled Houthi advances in the Kahboub mountains.
- Bajash Ali Sagir Hassan walked for three days with his family, including the newborn twins, to reach al-Sadaqah hospital in Aden after being displaced by conflict.
- Al-Sadaqah hospital operates only 13 of 22 malnutrition beds due to lack of funding, staff, and equipment, forcing twins to share a single bed for treatment.
- Dr Noor Mohammed reports losing patients due to insufficient resources, including oxygen and ventilation machines, and sees malnourished children return within days of discharge.
- United Nations estimates 800,000 people in Yemen can no longer access lifesaving aid and over 250,000 have been displaced since the ceasefire collapsed.
- Lina, the twins’ mother, feeds her children fortified milk in hospital, but Raad struggles to keep it down, reflecting the fragility of recovery amid ongoing crisis.
Why it matters: Half a million Yemeni children face severe acute malnutrition this year, and with hospitals like al-Sadaqah operating at less than 60% capacity due to underfunding, survival increasingly depends on access to care that doesn’t exist—displaced families lose not just homes but lifelines.
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