Yemen, Aug. 28 -- Since 2015, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has operated the Mother and Child Hospital in Al-Houban, a city in Yemen's Taiz governorate-one of the few facilities providing free, high-quality health care in a region deeply affected by more than a decade of conflict.

After 10 years of service, MSF has officially handed over the hospital to the Ministry of Health.

MSF is leaving the hospital fully staffed by well-trained professionals and equipment, said Tila Muhammad, MSF's country director, who is based in Sanaa. "At the same time, I find it very emotional to leave, after spending years in this beautiful and challenging country with its incredible people."

Despite the handover of the Mother and C...