A Yemeni health official said that about 1,500 cancer cases were detected in Taiz Governorate, southwest of the country, during the year 2024. Tayseer Al-Sami’i, the media official at the Taiz Governorate Health Office, reported that breast cancer constitutes nearly a third of the cancer cases recorded in the governorate during the past year. .

Attributing the causes of cancer to the continued indiscriminate use of pesticides, weak oversight, lack of awareness, and the deterioration of the health and humanitarian sector as a result of the harsh repercussions of the war in the country.

Al-Sami warned, to the German News Agency, that cancer patients face great suffering as a result of the high costs of their treatment, and the lack of medical materials and medicines, as infected cases continue to increase in a country facing great challenges in various areas of life. Pointing out that the health sector in Taiz is in dire need of support from international organizations and donors in light of the continued spread of diseases, especially cancer.

The Yemeni Minister of Public Health and Population, Qasim Buhaibah, revealed, a few days ago, that cancer in the country has reached significant levels, announcing a national strategy to combat cancer for the years 2025-2030, confirming that the Ministry has adopted a number of development projects that will soon be launched in Aden and a number of From the governorates to combat the spread of the disease, which has reached significant levels. Buhaibeh called for the need for governorates to integrate to find treatment centers for cancer, pointing out that the Ministry is seeking to introduce a number of vaccines that prevent the spread of diseases.