Measles spreads among children in Yemen

“So many children are presenting with measles at Abs hospital” in Hajjah province, MSF Director Christos Christou said on Twitter.

The deadly measles disease has spread among children in Hajjah province in northwestern Yemen, medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Tuesday.

“So many children are presenting with measles at Abs hospital” in Hajjah province, MSF Director Christos Christou said on Twitter.

“There is a gap in routine vaccination among children,” he added.

The MSF director arrived in Yemen a few days ago to have a first-hand evaluation of the humanitarian and health situation in Yemen.

“I saw children with severe malnutrition whose suffering could have been prevented if their mothers had the services needed for healthy pregnancies, if they had access to proper food, and timely health services,” he said.