Leaving a painful civil war in 1994, Yemen remains the poorest country in the Middle East. Both the political and social environment is extremely fragile and continues to hamper economic growth, which results in a partial absorption of the vital needs of populations. The poorest are the first victims of a health system that covers only 58% of needs in primary health care. In order to assist local authorities to rebuild their health system, Medicines du Monde (MdM) organizes training sessions for nursing staff.

The Mdm run the training as 2 projects,

1. PROMOTION OF ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE and

2. IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT OF EMERGENCIES

MdM aims to develop actions of prevention and awareness to issues of health and hygiene, in partnership with community networks and associations in Yemen. The aim is also to identify solutions for improving the system of care and access to medicines, with medical and political authorities.