Seven-week-old twins Raghad and Raad are critically malnourished after their family fled Houthi fighting in Yemen. The hospital lacks resources and funding, and the twins' father has lost his flock to the conflict.
01Summary
- 01Twins Raghad Hassan and Raad were born prematurely seven weeks ago as fighting surged in Yemen's civil war.
- 02Their family walked for three days to reach Aden after Houthi fighters reached their village in the Kahboub mountains.
- 03Both twins were diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition at al-Sadaqah hospital; Raad could not keep down fortified milk.
- 04The UN says about 800,000 people can no longer receive lifesaving aid and more than 250,000 have been displaced since the ceasefire collapsed in summer.
- 05The hospital's malnutrition unit has 22 beds but only admits 13 critical patients at a time due to lack of funding, staff and equipment.
02Why it matters
This story highlights how Yemen's renewed fighting is pushing already vulnerable families into acute hunger, with children dying from malnutrition that could be treated if resources and access were available.
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