Yemen
The Yemen Special Interest Group (SIG) reports to the Faculty's Global Health Committee. You can contact the SIG chair, Ann Hoskins at drannhoskins@gmail.com.
The aims of the SIG are to raise the profile of the damaging effects of war on the health of the people of Yemen and advocate/support actions to mitigate these effects.
Join the Yemen SIG
FPH members can join this SIG by logging into their FPH members’ portal account, selecting the ‘Committees/SIGs’ button and choosing the correct SIG. You will then be asked to provide a few details, following which your application will be automatically approved. Further details on FPH membership are available here.
SIG objectives
- To provide a forum for FPH members who are interested in the contribution that public health can make to improving the health of the population of Yemen in a war and post war situation.
- To contribute new ideas and possible policy avenues to the agenda of the health in Yemen.
- To pilot and evaluate the use of social media to disseminate preventative messages to populations displaced by war and to areas where the health system has collapsed.
- To support the work of the Global Violence Prevention SIG (by drawing the practical experience of the Yemen SIG) in collating and developing a body of evidence-based knowledge on what are the important actions to take to develop and rebuild the health system during and post conflict.
SIG's newsletter
The Yemen SIG has committed to producing a quarterly newsletter to highlight some of the group's work and opportunities. The first edition is available in the link below.
Yemen SIG Quarterly Newsletter | Autumn 2023
SIG updates
- Yemen SIG update May 2019
- Yemen SIG update July 2019
- Update on Yemen Mobile Health Project December 2019
- Yemen SIG update March 2020
- Update on Yemen Mobile Health Project June 2020
- Information on the situation in Yemen June 2020
Webinar recordings
This webinar addressed the following topics:
- Defining conflict through a public health lens
- Examples of public health work in the context of conflict
- Does public health have a role for peace or conflict prevention?
This event was jointly organised by the FPH Yemen, Sudan, and Global Violence Prevention SIGs. It took place on 8 April 2024 as part of series of learning webinars during Global Public Health Week.
