Twenty three year old Jamal Naser didn't notice the extra blood traces in his urine and stool, nor the reason for the strong stomachaches he had to go through. Consequently, such lack of knowledge led him to struggle a chronic progressive liver disease.

 

"Try to forget about the pain," is what a doctor advised a patient suffering from ulcers in his stomach.  To many, that advice would leave a bad impression, mainly considering it came from a medical doctor. However, stories about patients being misdiagnosed, ignored or not treated are everyday.

 

What could happen when some people do jobs irrelevant to their specializations? What results could be if these jobs are of those necessarily requiring specialists such as a pharmacy job where a mistake could kill. Even though the pharmacist job is very important, many of those we buy medicines from are not specialists; they are not pharmacists.

 

The fears of Wadi Hadramout residents from the spread of epidemics have been mounting, especially when thousands of cattle perished and big lakes of stagnant waters have been formed next to Tarim city and in Sayun city's nearby areas.

 

Worldwide, melamine-contaminated sweets and drinks have been withdrawn from markets, following scandals over Chinese milk products contaminated with toxic chemicals.

 

In the village of Al-Saad, one of the villages of Al-Aboos district in Taiz, 43 locals committed suicide over the last two months, therefore making 2008, by far the most dangerous year, in terms of suicide attempts.

 

There is a growing consensus to raise awareness about diabetes in the 50 days leading up to World Diabetes Day on 14 November 2008.

 

In the past, people believed that only men smoke in Yemen, however during the last six years that trend has changed and women have started to smoke as well.

 

Head of the Saudi medical mission Dr. Huaida Al-Kathami, currently visiting Yemen, said that relative marriage in Yemen attributes greatly to heart congenital defects among children in Yemen.

 

Head of the Saudi medical mission Dr. Huaida Al-Kathami, currently visiting Yemen, said that relative marriage in Yemen attributes greatly to heart congenital defects among children in Yemen.

 

Water security is among the priorities for many countries, as experts believe that the approaching wars will be those of water and not oil as was the case in the past, especially in the Middle East where water resources are depleting very quickly.

 

According to a study recently released in Yemen, there are over 3.4 million smokers, of whom nearly 86 percent are adult males, while 29 percent of them are of the age group 17-24.

 

Official reports revealed that there are over 1200 suspected cases of dengue fevers in Shabwa districts following the outbreak of the disease early June.

 

Visiting a governmental hospital in Yemen will make you feel disgusted as patients suffer badly under the current waves of mismanagement and negligence.

 

Many dental problems can lead to face and head pains and dentists alone know well the possible mechanisms which can lead to this phenomenon. Lack of proper care given to teeth could lead to teeth decay, staining, and suchlike problems.

 

Yemen is considered one of the least developed countries where numerous epidemic and inherited diseases spread, mainly because of the shortage of medical services provided to citizens.

 

Charitable Society for Social Welfare (CSSW) in cooperation with UNICEF have given Sa’ada children what they were needed most, a chance for better health.

 

Yemeni children are subject to danger mainly because of mothers abandoning breast-feeding and resorting to other means of feeding.

 

An outbreak of the insidious ´screw worm´ fly in Yemen, is threatening livelihoods, in a country where rearing livestock is a traditional way of life. In recent weeks, a Ministerial delegation was at the IAEA in Vienna, Austria, to turn to the international community for emergency assistance to fight the deadly pest.

 

Fourth year students from the Faculty of Arts at Sana’a University donated dozens of liters of blood to the poor at Al-Jimhori Hospital of the capital Sana’a.

 

A recent medical research undertaken by a group of Sana'a University medical graduates shows that Yemeni cancer patients suffer from desperate financial situations due to poverty and the high cost of treatment, especially given that cancer management is the most expensive amongst all the other diseases worldwide.

 

A recent medical research undertaken by a group of Sana'a University medical graduates shows that Yemeni cancer patients suffer from desperate financial situations due to poverty and the high cost of treatment, especially given that cancer management is the most expensive amongst all the other diseases worldwide.

 

"One girl was 14 and got married. Now she has a son and she is still a child herself."                         "It should not be allowed because it deprives a girl of enjoying her childhood."

 

According to the last official census, only 16 percent of Yemeni population enjoys sanitation services, mainly in the biggest cities like Sana'a, Taiz, Aden, Al-Mukalla, Hodeidah, Ibb. Sometimes, such services exist in small towns like Yareem, Zabid, etc.

 

The national campaign for ridding Bilharzias will be launched on March 24, and aims to rid locals from Bilharzias that afflicts over 3 million people each year. This campaign comes a few days after a campaign that targeted several provinces and districts where the disease is widespread.

 

The contamination that is spread through Yemen, is nearly causing an environmental crisis, as year after another, the situation worsens.

 

Saleh will not miss his single son and Ali's sister will not die though he lost another sister in the past as she fell in water well.

 

Burning waste has become a famous way to get rid of garbage that locals claim, there is no other option in a country where garbage disposing systems are weak. Unfortunately, proper waste system is not found in over 90 percent of the country according to the Ministry of Health, and is only spread in some parts of major cities, resulting in locals finding other solutions to burn their waste.

 

Under the current circumstances in Sa'ada which left behind much human and material loss, the war has overshadowed the health and human situation in province.  

 

Smoking has over the years become a  prestigious habit for men in Yemen. According to a British Scotch study on smokers in the Muslim world,  Yemen recorded the highest number of smokers from all the countries involved in the study. In all,  77% of smokers in Yemen are men, while 23% are women.

 

The habit of chewing qat leaves (Catha edulis) is widespread in certain areas of East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula mainly Yemen. It has pleasurable central stimulant properties, which are commonly believed to improve work capacity and counteract fatigue.

 

The World Health Organization states that many sick children in developing countries lack love and care while in hospitals, and could die simply because their parents don’t seek medical care in time. This in return deprives the children from love in the time needed most.

 

A new report by the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has said half of the world's countries, including Yemen, are making insufficient progress towards Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4, which aims to reduce the global under-five mortality rate by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015.

 

Just two days before the Eid, 13 locals from Taiz's Al-Ahkoum area died when their car crushed into Sumara Mountain after the driver lost control of his 1985 land cruiser. Instead of waiting for their arrival, their families will sadly prepare their coffins and graves.

 

Over this year, more than 100 people have been infected with AIDS according to the National Program for Combating AIDS and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases. This number is to be added to the nearly 2500 cases registered over the years.

 

The last thing that might come to mind is that we can find antibiotics on the surface of flies.  over a thousand years ago, Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) said: "If a fly falls down to your vessel, drown it then remove it, for one of its wings has the ailment and the other has the cure," [narrated by Al-Bokhari] Through this Hadith, it has been clear that a fly has bacteria in one of its wings and has the antibacterial defense in the other wing.

 

Doctors blame the increased rates of cancer-afflicted patients in Yemen on irrational use of pesticides and experts say that Yemeni farmers use fertilizers and pesticides banned across the globe in an effort to get double crops and make more money.

 

A bird flu outbreak is likely to occur in Yemen during winter, as migratory birds from Europe pass over Yemen to seek warmer climates in Africa and the Middle East said experts at the General Department for Animal Resources GDAR.

 

The people who read against Sihr

In these centers numerous Sheikhs (Islamic scholars) are usually available to treat visitors who attend on a usual basis. These patients are taken into a room and verses of the Quran are read on them, hoping that the sickness and problem go away. On average, each patient is given thirty minutes of reading time, and according to locals, the black magic loses its powers by 3-4 days. In most occasions the Sheikh starts with asking the Jin to leave the soul of the person.

 

With the lack of a good educational system and low awareness among the people, locals have turned to black magicians to help them solve problems of everyday life. It is spread in every governorate in the capital Sana’a and customers from around the world travel to Yemen to meet some of its famous black magicians.