AidSpring Deploys 15 New Mobile Medical Clinics in Yemen
Bringing Life-Saving Healthcare to Remote Communities

TALLINN, ESTONIA — February 2026 | For Immediate Release

Yemen’s Healthcare Crisis: A Nation in Need
Yemen’s decade-long conflict has devastated the country’s healthcare infrastructure, leaving millions of people without access to even the most basic medical services. Hospitals have been damaged or destroyed, medical professionals have fled, and essential medicines are in critically short supply. For families living in remote or besieged areas, accessing healthcare is often impossible.
AidSpring Foundation has responded to this crisis by deploying 15 new mobile medical clinics across Yemen’s most underserved governorates. These clinics—custom-equipped vehicles staffed by qualified medical professionals—travel to communities that have been cut off from formal healthcare systems, providing essential services directly where they are needed most.
Each mobile clinic is equipped to provide general medical consultations, vaccinations, wound care, prenatal and postnatal care, pediatric services, and basic laboratory testing. The clinics also carry a supply of essential medicines, nutritional supplements, and hygiene kits for distribution to patients and their families.


Reaching the Unreachable
The mobile clinics are strategically deployed to reach communities in Yemen’s most remote and conflict-affected areas, including rural villages, displacement camps, and communities along active front lines. Many of the patients seen by AidSpring’s medical teams have not had access to a doctor in months or even years.
In the first month of operations, the 15 new clinics served over 12,000 patients, including 4,500 children under five. Common conditions treated include acute respiratory infections, diarrheal diseases, malnutrition, skin infections, and complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. In severe cases, patients are referred to partner hospitals for further treatment.
The medical teams also conduct health education sessions, teaching community members about hygiene practices, disease prevention, nutrition, and family planning. These sessions are designed to empower communities with the knowledge and skills they need to protect their health even in the absence of formal medical services.


Specialized Care for Women and Children
Women and children bear a disproportionate burden of Yemen’s healthcare crisis. Maternal mortality rates have soared as pregnant women lose access to prenatal care, skilled birth attendants, and emergency obstetric services. Childhood malnutrition has reached catastrophic levels, with millions of children under five at risk of severe acute malnutrition.
AidSpring’s mobile clinics include dedicated maternal and child health services. Trained midwives and pediatricians provide prenatal screenings, safe delivery support, postnatal care, growth monitoring, and therapeutic feeding programs for malnourished children. The clinics also distribute prenatal vitamins, infant formula, and ready-to-use therapeutic food.
For complicated pregnancies or serious pediatric cases, the mobile teams coordinate emergency referrals to AidSpring’s partner hospitals, arranging transportation and covering treatment costs for families who cannot afford them.
“Every life we save in these clinics is a victory against the senselessness of this conflict. These children deserve a chance to grow up healthy and strong, and we will fight to give them that chance.”
— Dr. Amina Hassan, AidSpring Medical Director
Building Local Healthcare Capacity
AidSpring’s approach to healthcare goes beyond immediate service delivery. The foundation is committed to building local healthcare capacity so that communities can sustain quality medical services even after the mobile clinics move on. This includes training local health workers, community health volunteers, and traditional birth attendants in essential clinical skills and health promotion.
To date, AidSpring has trained over 300 community health workers across Yemen, creating a network of locally embedded health professionals who can provide basic care, conduct disease surveillance, and serve as a bridge between communities and the formal healthcare system. These health workers are a crucial resource in areas where mobile clinic visits are periodic rather than permanent.


Support AidSpring’s Medical Mission
The cost of operating a single mobile medical clinic for one month is approximately $8,000, covering fuel, medical supplies, staff salaries, and vehicle maintenance. AidSpring Foundation invites donors, corporations, and healthcare organizations to support this critical program through financial contributions, medical supply donations, or volunteer medical professionals.
To learn more about AidSpring’s healthcare programs or to make a donation, visit aidspringfoundation.org or contact the foundation at [e-mail].