Ministry of Public Health and Population

Ministry of Public Health and Population
Ministry overview
Formed1990 (1990)
JurisdictionGovernment of Yemen
Headquarters
Minister responsible
Websitemoh-ye.org

Ministry of Public Health and Population (Arabic: وزارة الصحة العامة والسكان) is a governmental ministry of Yemen. It covers public health and demographics.

Overview

Under the constitution of Yemen, all Yemeni citizens have the right to receive healthcare.[1]: 7  The Public Health Law stipulates that the Ministry of Public Health and Population is responsible for overseeing the provision of healthcare at the primary, secondary, tertiary and specialized levels in all governorate of Yemen.[2]: 1 [1]: 7  The healthcare system was heavily managed by the ministry until a decentralization process in the early 2000s transferred more responsibilities to governorate health offices. In this system, the ministry is responsible for setting national health policies and strategies which are carried out by each governorate health office.[3]: 4  The ministry directs four primary fields: primary health care, population health, curative care and planning and development.[1]: 7 

According to Conflict and Health, prior to the Yemeni civil war the ministry "operated a four-tier system, including health units and centers at the first level, governorate and district hospitals at the second level, a limited number of referral hospitals at the third level, and a smaller number of specialized centers and hospitals at the fourth level."[4]: 2  Beginning in 2009 during the height of the Houthi insurgency, the Ministry of Public Health and Population implemented a health cluster approach in northern Yemen to coordinate a health response to the humanitarian crisis alongside various international organizations. This system was replicated on a nationwide scale to respond to the humanitarian crisis during the civil war since 2015.[5]: 3 

The civil war has greatly impacted the healthcare system in Yemen.[5]: 3  The country has suffered a brain drain of qualified healthcare officials in part because the ministry has been unable to pay for their salaries. According to an official, the ministry has looked to "alternative solutions" such as partnering with humanitarian organisations to "provide financial incentives for the remaining medical staff."[6] To address the shorting comings in healthcare provision, the ministry collaborated with the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017 to introduce minimum health service packages, a strategy featuring various guidelines to improve the provision of primary and secondary healthcare services in the country.[3]: 8 

Houthi-ran ministry

Along with other institutions amidst the civil war, a rival ministry of health has operated in Houthi-controlled Yemen, which directly negotiates with international organizations operating in said territories.[7]

List of ministers

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Health Sector in Yemen – Policy Note". World Bank Group. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Yemen Country Brief - Community Health: Policy and Implementation Landscape Mapping in the Middle East and North Africa Region 2024" (PDF). UNICEF. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 Al Waziza, Raof; Sheikh, Rashad; Ahmed, Iman; Al-Masbhi, Ghassan; Dureab, Fekri (10 May 2023). "Analyzing Yemen's health system at the governorate level amid the ongoing conflict: a case of Al Hodeida governorate". Discover Health Systems. 2 (1): 15. doi:10.1007/s44250-023-00026-w. ISSN 2731-7501. PMC 10169293. PMID 37520515.
  4. ↑ Salem, Ahmed; Rosen, Aiman; Alharazi, Iman; Gamallat, Yaser; Aldbyani, Aamer; Amer, Bushra; Chimpandu, Namoonga (14 July 2025). "Healthcare accessibility in Yemen's conflict zones: comprehensive review focused on strategies and solutions". Conflict and Health. 19 (1): 42. doi:10.1186/s13031-025-00685-x. ISSN 1752-1505. PMC 12261687. PMID 40660296.
  5. 1 2 Al-Awlaqi, Sameh; Dureab, Fekri; Tambor, Marzena (24 March 2022). "The National Health Cluster in Yemen: assessing the coordination of health response during humanitarian crises". Journal of International Humanitarian Action. 7 (1): 9. doi:10.1186/s41018-022-00117-y. ISSN 2364-3404. PMC 8943786. PMID 37519841.
  6. ↑ Al-Sakkaf, Nasser (4 July 2026). "Brain drain leaves Yemen's health sector in tatters and millions helpless". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Alasrar, Fatima Abo (3 November 2025). "The legitimacy trap: How international institutions sustain the Houthis' hold on Yemen". Middle East Institute. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "قرار جمهوري بتشكيل الحكومة وتسمية أعضاءها". وكالة الانباء اليمنية Saba Net :: سبأ نت. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "صدور قرارات جمهورية بتعيين وزراء للنفط والمعادن والشباب والرياضة والصحة". وكالة الانباء اليمنية Saba Net :: سبأ نت. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "رئيس وأعضاء الحكومة يؤدون اليمين الدستورية أمام رئيس الجمهورية (مكتمل)". www.saba.ye (in Arabic). 9 November 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Minister". Ministry of Public Health and Population. Retrieved 20 October 2019.


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