Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land upon which we create and meet, the Gadigal of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.

Yemen: providing essential paediatric healthcare

In May 2023, MSF opened a paediatric ward in Al-Qanawis Mother and Child Hospital, in Al-Hudaydah governorate, offering quality health services to children aged one month to 15 years old. The paediatric team treats children suffering from medical conditions such as severe upper and lower respiratory tract infections, complicated malaria, persistent vomiting and/or diarrhea with dehydration, and other acute conditions requiring hospitalisation.

MSF Doctor Ola Al Hitary, following up on the patients admitted to the pediatric department

The paediatric ward has 22 inpatient beds including two isolation beds for complicated cases of measles, diphtheria, whooping cough or any other infectious disease. MSF admitted 639 patients between May and December 2023.

Dr Ola’a Al Hitari reports on the essential healthcare services that the paediatric team provides.

Become a paediatrician with MSF

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