Sana’a, 29 April 2024 – The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the UK Government has contributed GBP 25 million to UNICEF Yemen to improve the health and nutrition outcomes for children and women in Yemen through a multi-sectoral response.

The contribution will enable UNICEF to strengthen primary health care (PHC) and community health systems (CHS) through the provision of an integrated services package including health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene promotion, and mental health and psychosocial support.

To enhance primary health care facilities, UNICEF will provide operational support and life-saving health and nutrition supplies and equipment, including vaccines, medicines, and midwifery kits while improving the skills and knowledge of health workers and community health and nutrition workforce through capacity building interventions.

UNICEF will also work to enhance quality referral care to reduce morbidity and mortality among mothers and children, strengthen institutional capacity to manage health systems in the areas of governance, data and supply chain systems as well as rehabilitate/ expand water systems/services to enhance access to safe drinking water.