“We can barely afford food, let alone medications.”Somehow, Omar scraped together money for the antibiotics, which the clinic staff administered. “You feel helpless,” said Areeda Fadhli, the 53-year-old medical assistant managing the clinic, as she shifted the pillow away to look at Rania’s face. “We’re trying to stretch them as much as possible.”The contractions in Yemen reflect a wider ravaging of foreign assistance worldwide. In 2025, the U.S. pledged $3.4 billion in global aid, a fraction of the $14.1 billion funded under President Biden. The result, the U.N. says, is that 453 health facilities have faced partial or imminent closure across the country, including hospitals, primary health centers and mobile clinics.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 13, 2026 21:32 UTC