Yemen, July 21 -- Measles is surging in Yemen's Dhamar governorate, where many people do not have access to vaccination against this deadly, yet preventable disease. Doctors Without Borders/ Medecins Sans Frontieres(MSF) conducted an assessment in Dhamar in March and found that measles cases had doubled compared to last year.
MSF's emergency team then launched a rapid response in the governorate in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, aiming to treat measles patients and contain the severe outbreak. Since April, our team has been providing much-needed medical care to children affected by the disease in Dhamar.
More than a decade of ongoing conflict has exhausted Yemen and significantly limited access to health care, making people mo...