Ministry of Health support up until the 1990 with the MOH meet or exceeded its targets. Over the last few years because of the economic troubles, the Gulf War and the Civil War vaccine coverage has fallen. The Clinics also provide curative treatment for many illnesses that can be handled effectively in this kind of site. To alleviate the manpower shortage in rural areas Peace Corps placed several laboratory technologists at Turbah, Mocha, Jibla, Dahmar, Sagayn , Luhayah, and Taiz. Volunteers saw many unusual diseases like malaria, schistosomiasis and leishmania.
Intestinal parasites are common.
Many of the common problems that health workers in the US see are encountered in Yemen , for example high blood pressure, diabetes, and other chronic conditions. Poor nutrition in mothers and children results in anemia. One of the most challanging parts of working in the health sector in Yemen is in bridging the gap between our and the Yemens health care systems. Yemeni medicine has only developed over the last 30-40 years and has many foreign influences. Yemeni doctors have been trained in many diffrent countries, western and eastern europe,USA, Arab and Asian.