Yemen is devasted. Facing the world’s worst humanitarian crisis for five years, battling crippling war, famine and cholera. Apocalyptic images of children roaming and rummaging through piles of rubbish in the hope of salvaging something…anything… to eat or possibly sell. Millions are starving, and there is virtually no healthcare system.

Some reports say Yemen only has 10 health workers per 10,000 people. The UN warns that the coronavirus pandemic could "delete
Yemen from maps all over the world". We cannot let that happen. 

Penny Appeal are on the ground in Yemen, delivering Food, Water and Hygiene Kits, as well as PPE and COVID-19 Testing Kits for hospitals and emergency centres.

80% of the Yemeni population are in urgent need of humanitarian aid.

With the Yemen conflict well into its fifth year with no end in sight, the Yemeni people have been struggling to survive a terrible famine, armed conflict and outbreaks of disease like cholera for years, and now the coronavirus pandemic could decimate an already weakened population.

The UN estimates that 130 children under the age of 5 die each day from hunger and disease in Yemen. This was happening before COVID-19; how many more malnourished children will lose their lives to the deadly combination of starvation, thirst and coronavirus now?    

Officially, coronavirus cases in Yemen are below 850, with 209 deaths, but with limited testing and a healthcare system where over 50% of hospitals are closed, the real figure is likely to be much higher.

We can make a valuable difference in providing life saving assistance for people whose lives have been utterly wrecked. Every little helps.

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