Brain drain leaves Yemen’s health sector in tatters and millions helpless
Yemen’s health professionals have been leaving the country in search of higher income and a safer working environment.
![Ahmed Nagi, who is in his 50s, can barely walk without a cane and cannot access the medical care he needs [Nasser al-Sakkaf/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/8-1783167324.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Yemen’s health professionals have been leaving the country in search of higher income and a safer working environment.
![Ahmed Nagi, who is in his 50s, can barely walk without a cane and cannot access the medical care he needs [Nasser al-Sakkaf/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/8-1783167324.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







![The joint Yemeni-Qatari team for pediatric cardiac catheterization and surgery performed on 110 children in Taiz, with support from Qatar Charity and the Qatar Red Crescent (May 16-21) [Abdulhakim Helal/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1000269325.jpg-1780811786.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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