Brain drain leaves Yemen’s health sector in tatters and millions helpless
Yemen’s health professionals have been leaving the country in search of higher income and a safer working environment.
![Ahmed Nagi, who is in his 50s, can barely walk without a cane and cannot access the medical care he needs [Nasser al-Sakkaf/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/8-1783167324.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
Yemen’s health professionals have been leaving the country in search of higher income and a safer working environment.
![Ahmed Nagi, who is in his 50s, can barely walk without a cane and cannot access the medical care he needs [Nasser al-Sakkaf/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/8-1783167324.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)








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