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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Yemen continues to face one of the world’s most protracted and complex humanitarian crises. More than nine years of conflict and instability, compounded by economic collapse, persistent funding gaps, and the residual impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, have severely affected the population’s access to essential services. Women and girls are disproportionately impacted, particularly in relation to reproductive, maternal, and newborn health outcomes. Yemen has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the Arab States region, reflecting limited access to quality emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC), especially in conflict-affected and underserved areas. UNFPA leads the maternal and newborn health (RH) response in Yemen, providing life-saving maternal and newborn health (RH) services, emergency obstetric and newborn care, and essential reproductive health supplies through supported health facilities nationwide. UNFPA remains the sole provider of life-saving maternal and newborn health (RH) medicines in the country. The Maternal and Newborn Health Services (RH) project is a core component of the humanitarian health response, aiming to address unmet reproductive health needs and ensure access to quality maternal, newborn, and family planning services. The project prioritizes conflict-affected, hard-to-reach, and underserved populations, with a focus on safe motherhood, prevention of maternal and newborn complications, and reduction of maternal and neonatal mortality. Strengthening the readiness and functionality of health facilities to deliver Basic and Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (BEmONC and CEmONC) services remains a key strategic approach to improving maternal and newborn survival.
Implementation and Geographic Coverage:
With funding from UNFPA, DEEM for Development Organization has been implementing maternal and newborn health services for conflict-affected populations since January 2019.
• 2021: MNHS-RH services were implemented in 14 HF in Taiz Gov, (4 CEmONC and 10 BEmONC).
• 2022: Implementation continued in 10 HF in Taiz Gov, (2 CEmONC and 8 BEmONC).
• 2023: The project expanded to 13 HF (2 CEmONC and 11 BEmONC) across Taiz and Al Hudaydah Govs.
• 2024: The project further expanded to 15 HF (6 CEmONC and 9 BEmONC) across Taiz, Ibb, and Al Dhale’e Govs, prioritizing districts hosting displaced and conflict-affected populations.