Refugees on the Yemen coast

Photo: MSF

Refugees on the Yemen coast

Thousands of Somali and Ethiopians risk their lives every year to cross the Gulf of Aden to escape conflict and extreme poverty. The trip is fraught with danger, as people are exposed to violence from the smugglers who transport them, and receive little assistance upon their arrival in Yemen.

MSF opened a project on the southern coast of Yemen in September 2007 to provide medical, psychological and humanitarian assistance to the new arrivals. A mobile team provides first aid and assistance on the beach and MSF runs an emergency health centre in the Ahwar Reception Centre (ARC).

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