Yemen hospital in Taiz warns it may shut down within days because of Houthi siege

Author: AbdulHakim HelalPublished on: October 24, 2026Country: Yemen

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Yemen hospital in Taiz warns it may shut down within days because of Houthi siege

The dialysis centre at Taiz’s Republican Hospital regularly treats 270 patients, including 16-year-old Omar Mukhtar Hammoud, who has kidney failure. Its director, Dr Essam Mahyoub Dahan, says shortages of diesel and medical solutions caused by the renewed Houthi siege could force the centre to shut down within days. Dialysis sessions have already been cut from four hours to two and a half, and a supply delivery expected earlier this month did not arrive.

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