Yemen's Public Health Struggles Mount as Civil War Continues

The Takeaway | Oct 4, 2017

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In Yemen, the civil war between the government and the Houthi rebels has killed at least 5,000 civilians so far, with thousands more dead from a massive cholera epidemic and almost 20 million people on the brink of famine.  

Tankred Stoebe is the former president of Doctors Without Borders in Germany, and he’s currently on the organization’s international board of directors. Dr. Stoebe recently came back from Yemen, where he spent a month working as an ER doctor in hospitals and clinics around the country. 

He tells The Takeaway that the horrific situation in Yemen is made worse by the fact that thousands of public sector health workers haven't been paid in about a year, leaving the country's hospitals and clinics crippled.  

This segment is hosted by Todd Zwillich. 

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