Saudi Arabia has delivered a new shipment of medicines and medical supplies to Yemen in an effort to bolster the country’s healthcare system amidst ongoing challenges. The latest aid consignment, transported by six relief trucks, arrived in Aden Governorate and aims to enhance the capacity of Yemeni health facilities to provide emergency care and maintain continuous medical services.
The delivery was coordinated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), a Saudi aid agency that has been actively engaged in supporting Yemen’s healthcare infrastructure. According to KSRelief, this shipment forms part of its broader humanitarian initiatives to assist Yemeni healthcare providers in addressing patient needs during a protracted crisis.
Last week, KSRelief also supplied medicines directly to Yemen’s Ministry of Health and distributed drinking water to displaced populations in Al-Firdaws Camp 2, located in the Al-Buraiqah district of Aden. The water distribution, part of an emergency response effort, served more than 2,000 individuals from approximately 300 families, with supplies delivered to six points across the camp.
The aid agency reports having implemented 58 projects related to water, sanitation, and hygiene in Yemen, with a total investment of nearly $246 million. These efforts are among over 1,200 projects valued at approximately $4.8 billion that KSRelief has carried out in Yemen since 2015.
In parallel, Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam continues its work clearing unexploded ordnance and landmines across Yemen. Despite increased military activity in the region, the program’s teams have removed 4,474 explosive threats during the first four weeks of October alone. This includes 74 anti-personnel mines, 168 anti-tank mines, 4,210 items of unexploded ordnance (UXO), and 22 improvised explosive devices (IEDs).
Between October 17 and 23, Masam cleared 392 explosive hazards over an area of nearly 189,000 square meters. The clearance operations in northern Hajjah’s Midi district are currently conducted on a rotational basis due to security concerns, with mechanical clearance temporarily halted.
The variety of explosives encountered reflects the complex threat environment in Yemen, where multiple types of mines, UXOs, and IEDs present ongoing dangers to affected communities. Project Masam continues to deploy specialized teams for demining, explosive ordnance disposal, and emergency response wherever security conditions permit.
Since its inception in 2018, Project Masam has cleared close to 598,000 explosive threats across Yemen, including nearly 7,800 anti-personnel mines, more than 153,000 anti-tank mines, over 428,000 UXOs, and almost 8,700 IEDs, contributing significantly to efforts to improve civilian safety amidst the conflict.