On July 5, 2023, the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) released the Arab Watch Report (AWR) titled "The Right to Health," shedding light on the state of healthcare in various Arab countries, including Yemen. The report reveals indicators concerning the right to health in Yemen:

• Shockingly, half of Yemen's population lacks access to essential healthcare services.
• Approximately 1.7 million Yemeni women and children are grappling with chronic malnutrition. Alarming figures show that 53% of children under five years old suffer from stunting, 13% from wasting, and 46% from being underweight.
• Yemen's health system faces numerous challenges in delivering healthcare services, often of subpar quality, and enabling community access to these services.
• Regrettably, Yemeni citizens are not enjoying their right to health. This essential right remains largely unattainable, even at its most basic level, since the period prior to 2015.
• Access to healthcare services in Yemen, whether in urban or rural areas, is predominantly reliant on out-of-pocket payments by citizens, both through government and private sector providers.
• Yemen struggles with governance in crucial areas such as mental health and psychosocial support services. Despite the existence of national plans for mental health since the 1980s, no formal legislation governs this sector.
• Only 68% of the population can access therapeutic services, leaving 32% without assistance. Disparities exist between urban and rural residents, with just 25% of rural areas having access compared to 80% in urban areas. The concentration of hospitals in urban areas leaves 70% of the population with limited access to care, incurring significant travel expenses.
• Yemen's healthcare system falls far below the minimum standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO). For instance, there are only ten health workers per 10,000 population, whereas the WHO recommends at least 22. Similarly, the country has only five beds per 10,000 population, compared to the WHO's recommendation of more than 10. A lack of specialists in 38% of hospitals and the absence of general practitioners in 18% of districts hinder the provision of primary healthcare services.
• Government health facilities, including health units and centres, operate at 25-75% capacity, leading to a shortage of services. Notably, services related to combatting malnutrition and child health, crucial programs supported by UN and international organisations, have the highest availability.
• Despite the joint efforts of the state, international, and local organisations, Yemen's healthcare system grapples with numerous challenges. These include difficulties conducting robust research due to political instability, unreliable data, poor management, and weak governance resulting from the country's division into two main regions. Additional challenges involve limited local and external healthcare funding, the absence of an operational budget to address infrastructure deterioration, and the burden of conflict-related problems, including annual inflation, which surged to 45% at the end of 2021, compared to 35% in 2020.