Health · 2026-10-23 · Morning briefing

Newborn twins in Yemen fight for life amid hunger crisis

Seven-week-old twins in Yemen are being treated for severe acute malnutrition after their family was forced to flee fighting. The family undertook a three-day walk to the port city of Aden after Houthi rebel advances reached their village in the Kahboub mountains, with the twins' condition worsening during the journey.

The case illustrates a deepening crisis. The UN reports that since a ceasefire collapsed this summer, over 250,000 people have been displaced and 800,000 have lost access to lifesaving aid. The al-Sadaqah hospital in Aden, where the twins are, can only admit 13 patients at a time to its 22-bed ward due to shortages of international funding and equipment.

Even before this latest escalation, the UN estimated half a million Yemeni children would face severe acute malnutrition this year. The twins' father, a shepherd, lost his entire livelihood when he abandoned his flock of 10 sheep to escape the fighting. The family is now homeless in Aden.

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• Conjoined twins' need for surgery abroad highlights Yemen's health crisis

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