WHO Warns 30.4 Million in Eastern Mediterranean Need Life-Saving Aid as Conflicts and Funding Cuts Bite

The World Health Organization warns that escalating conflicts, disease outbreaks and shrinking humanitarian funding are pushing health systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region to the brink. Sudan has emerged as the region’s largest emergency, with 30.4 million people in urgent need of assistance and 13.5 million displaced by ongoing fighting. Renewed hostilities across the Middle East are disrupting medical supply chains and hampering relief efforts. In the Greater Horn of Africa, over 37.8 million face acute food insecurity. Funding shortfalls have forced more than 260 health centres in Somalia to close or restrict services and limited healthcare access for millions in Yemen. WHO says 40% of its $633 million appeal for emergency operations remains unmet, threatening essential medical and nutrition support.

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