The Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition (SHCC) identified 52 incidents of violence against or obstruction of health care in Yemen in 2024. In these incidents, 19 health workers were arrested and six killed, and health facilities were forcibly entered 18 times.

• The country experienced the world’s highest number of cholera cases in 2024, with over 249,000 suspected cases and more than 800 related deaths being recorded.

• Houthi forces carried out multiple raids on hospitals and clinics for control and resource seizure purposes.

• Vaccination programs were disrupted by conflict, and vaccine hesitancy increased, leading to low vaccination coverage.