ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN YEMEN USING THE WHO BUILDING BLOCKS FRAMEWORK

Background: Yemen, a low-income country in the MENA region is facing one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world due to the ongoing conflict that has begun in 2013.This paper seeks to assess the performance of the healthcare system in Yemen before and during the conflict 2010-2020 and examine the impact of the conflict on the healthcare system performance during the period 2015-2020.

Methods: A literature review from 2010 to 2020 of the evidence reported by international and local organizations as well as in published and unpublished articles and reports. The study used the Building Blocks frame work developed by the WHO (2007; 2009) (hereafter WHO-BB).

Results: The results shown before the war, the healthcare system in Yemen suffered from governance weaknesses and corruption, a huge gap in health financial structure, the unequal density of healthcare workers, poor pharmacological regulations, and weak health information. Moreover, the impact of war on the healthcare system was devastating

Conclusion: Healthcare system in Yemen is weak and fragmented. To overcome this issue the government requires restructuring of the internal healthcare sector with the support of international health agencies.