Healthcare crisis escalating in Yemen's besieged city of Taiz
Fighting between Yemen's Houthis and the internationally recognised government is deepening the country's humanitarian crisis. In the besieged city of Taiz, the healthcare crisis is escalating.
Fighting between the Houthis and Yemen's internationally recognised government is continuing and deepening the country's humanitarian crisis. The situation is particularly serious in the besieged city of Taiz, where the healthcare crisis is escalating. Al Jazeera reported this on 17 October 2026.
The Houthis are an armed movement fighting the internationally recognised government. Civilians bear the consequences of the conflict, and in Taiz this is felt especially in health care.
The source gives no further details, such as how hospitals are operating, how many people have been affected or how aid is being delivered, so such specifics are not known at this time.
