yemenjmedYemen Journal of MedicinecoVolume 1 Issue 1MultidisciplinaryEnglishJanuary - June 2022NNY20250325ArticleCOVID-19 in Yemen: The present situation and the future plan to overcome the crisisEnglishY1416Abdo QaidLutf1EnglishN10.32677/yjm.v1i1.3352Since the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, all countries worldwide have taken precautions to combat this pandemic, except for Yemen. The civil war and resulting humanitarian crises have diverted the attention of the Yemeni people and authorities away from COVID-19, potentially leading to the escalation of the pandemic. Following the initial denial, the internationally recognized government and the de facto authority of the Houthis acknowledged the first COVID-19 cases on March 11, 2020 and May 13, 2020, respectively. With only half of the Yemeni hospitals and medical facilities being fully operational, the authorities and humanitarian groups are working together to end the crisis. Due to paucity of information on the real number of cases in the country attributed to various reasons, no one can predict the future in this country, which will be most likely worse unless the civil war stops, and the humanitarian groups with the authorities need to work hard to strengthen the health system to prepare it for the current and all upcoming health crisis and pandemics.EnglishCivil war, COVID-19, Humanitarian crisis, Vaccination, Yemenhttps://yemenjmed.com/admin/abstract?id=5References16191. Masdar L. Available from: https://almasdaronline.com/articles /1 79 02 6 ? fb clid = Iw AR 3 a fIsZ Bv URF5 AE-J dE TrMF9 Zn 2UFhPOtfYLsI8QB0CgazPF3rYUb1LQQ [Last accessed on 2022 Feb 01].2. Available from: https://www.mei.edu/publications/yemens-botched-pandemicresponse-and-fragile-conflict-dynamics-allow-covid-19-spread. [Last accessed on 2022 Jan 15].3. Nations U. UN Offfice of the Redident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen Humanitarians Are Racing Against Time to Help Yemen Address COVID-19; The Odds Are Stacked Against Them; 2020. Available from: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/HC_Statement_on_COVID-19_23April2020.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3TTUcGb4r_ QwRO6NA9GEdgMt2eQ3nj2ShkbCAx26T1gLr1LY-VdrUHoGY [Last accessed on 2022 Jan 15].4. ACAPS Analysis HUB. Available from: https://www.acaps.org/sites/acaps/ files/products/files/20220110_acaps_yemen_analysis_hub_thematic_report_ covid-19_and_vaccine_hesitancy_0.pdf. [Last accessed on 2022 Jan 15].5. Available from: https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/first-case-covid-19- reported-authorities-yemen#:~:text=Authorities%20in%20Yemen%20 reported%20the,19%20was%20confirmed%20in%20Yemen [Last accessed on 2022 Feb 10].6. Besson ES, Norris A, Ghouth AS, et al. Excess mortality during the COVID19 pandemic: A geospatial and statistical analysis in Aden governorate, Yemen. BMJ Glob Health 2021;6:e004564.7. Bin-Ghouth AS, Al-Shoteri S, Mahmoud N, et al. SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Aden, Yemen: a population-based study. Int J Infect Dis 2022;115:239-244.8. and;ldquo;Yemen Warns against Possible Second Coronavirus Wave Reuters. Available from: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-yemenas5-idARAKBN2AO0KS. [Last accessed on 2022 Jan 15].9. 3rdWave of Coronavirus Hits War-weary Yemen. Available from: https://www. aa.com.tr/en/latest-on-coronavirus-outbreak/3rd-wave-of-coronavirus-hitswar-weary-yemen/2351123. [Last accessed on 2022 Feb 01].10. World Ometer. Available from: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ country/yemen [Last accessed on 2022 Mar 01].11. Available from: https://reliefweb.int/report/yemen/yemen-houthis-riskcivilians-health-covid-19. [Last accessed on 2022 Jan 20].12. Mousavi SM, Anjomshoa M. COVID-19 in Yemen: A crisis within crises. Int J Equity Health 2020;19:120.13. Cole J, Alsabri M, Alsakkaf LM, et al. Conflict, collapse and covid-19 lessons from Yemen on elevated disease risk in regions under stress. RUSI J 2021;130:10-9.