Across Yemen's Houthi-controlled territories, nearly five million children have been left without routine vaccines against measles, polio, diphtheria, and other preventable diseases — not because medicine is unavailable to the world, but because the pathways to deliver it have collapsed under the weight of war and political dispute. Two competing narratives assign blame in opposite directions: the internationally recognized government accuses the Houthis of obstruction, while Houthi authorities claim international organizations halted deliveries in September 2025. In the silence between these
Vaccine shortage in Houthi areas puts 5M Yemeni children at disease risk
Nearly 5 million children at direct risk of preventable diseases; measles outbreak in Marib caused 12 deaths and 1,624 infections in 2026 alone.