Fighting in Yemen exacerbates health crisis

WBUR

Published October 1, 2026 at 10:04 AM MDT

Fighting in Yemen reignited this summer, connected with the war in Iran, and experts say that is exacerbating a health and humanitarian crisis.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Rishana Haniffa, Save the Children’s country director in Yemen.

Check out @WHO #Yemen Conflict Escalation Situation Report #5.

🔗 https://t.co/C1f1JNKexo #HealthForAll pic.twitter.com/p0ZQK1ngZe
— WHO Yemen (@WHOYemen) September 28, 2026

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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