London, 11 March 2013 – The MSF emergency hospital in the Sheikh Othman District of Aden has received reassurance of the full support of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoH) and the Governor of Aden to continue its medical services for the community.

On 5 March a local newspaper reported that MSF would have to close down its emergency services in the hospital.

Patrick Wieland, MSF country representative, met with the MoH office director in Aden Dr. Al-Kader Lassor on 9 March, who spoke on behalf of the Governor.

Bombing highlights insecurity in the south

Threats to MSF personnel and hospital functioning force temporary suspension of project activities

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) expresses deep concern about the security of its surgical centre in Aden in Yemen after a group of armed men forcibly entered the hospital on Monday night, June 18th, and attempted to take away a patient who was being treated in the emergency room.

Large Numbers of Civilians Wounded in Fighting and Bomb Blasts in Southern Yemen

SANA’A/NEW YORK, MAY 21, 2012—Teams from the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) have treated over 50 people over the last week amidst increased violence and fighting in southern Yemen.

In southern Yemen, where political tensions and clashes continue, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is continuously adapting its activities to ensure access to health care for wounded people and life-threatening cases. The organization is involved in two emergency care facilities, organizes the transfer of injured people to Aden, and provides primary care and hospitalization for the population in parts of Aden, Abyan and Lahj governorates.

Mobilizing Financial and Technical Resources Must be a Political Priority in Fight Against Resurgent Outbreaks

Paris/New York, September 12, 2011 – On September 13-14, 2011, the Measles Initiative will meet in Washington, D.C., bringing together organizations seeking to eliminate measles worldwide. Given the troubling resurgence of measles epidemics over the last three years, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is calling for an effective outbreak response mechanism to be established immediately, with secure financial and technical resources.

MSF and podcasts: Sanaa/Paris - The night between Thursday, October 15 and Friday 16,

MSF and MSF Podcasts: Awhar, Yemen - A team from the international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) assisting refugees in the south of Yemen found 39 dead bodies on the shore between Friday, October 31 and Saturday, November 1.

The refugees said they were coming from the port city of Bosasso in Somalia, fleeing from war and extreme poverty.