More than 957,196 children aged 6 to 59 months are targeted by a nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign launched on 8 November 2026 across 11 southern governorates of Yemen by the Ministry of Public Health and Population, with support from the World Health Organization and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. This effort was recorded on globalincidenttracker.com on Sunday, 8 November 2026 at 06:21 UTC as an epidemic incident classified with a severity rating of Minor and detected through GNEWS.
A network of 2,291 vaccination teams implements the immunization drive across 100 districts. This workforce includes 643 fixed teams operating directly out of health facilities and 1,648 mobile teams deployed to reach communities across the region. Over 5,221 health workers alongside 592 supervisors manage delivery, supervision, and reporting.
Vaccination Teams Target Remote Children
Measles and rubella drive preventable illness, disability, and death among children in Yemen. According to globalincidenttracker.com, the country is historically most affected by conflict, floods, epidemics and droughts, with the incident located in Asia in a nation whose capital is Sana’a and where approximate coordinates of the reported event are 15.600°, 48.500°. The campaign aims to interrupt disease transmission, build population immunity, and lower overall morbidity and mortality.
Operations are designed to overcome severe geographic and access barriers. Mobile vaccination units focus on recently internally displaced people and vulnerable groups living in displacement sites and remote, isolated settings.
Every child deserves protection from vaccine-preventable diseases, regardless of where they live or the challenges their families face in accessing health services. Through this campaign, WHO is working closely with the Ministry of Public Health and Population and partners to bring vaccination services closer to communities and protect children from measles and rubella,
Dr. Syed Jaffar Hussain, WHO Representative in Yemen
Partners Provide Operational Support
The World Health Organization supplies technical and operational backing, covering microplanning, staff training, logistics coordination, vaccine management, cold-chain readiness, and daily field monitoring to resolve emerging challenges quickly. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, backs the initiative with financial resources for operations, logistics, and vaccine supplies.
Awareness initiatives run across national, governorate, district, and community levels to guide parents and caregivers toward getting their children vaccinated. An independent post-campaign coverage survey will evaluate vaccination coverage, pinpoint missed children and underserved areas, and guide future immunization efforts with technical oversight from the World Health Organization.
Abyan Governorate Begins Emergency Launch
Over 112,000 boys and girls across the region’s districts are targeted by the local rollout operating through the Mother and Child Center in Al-Koud city within Khanfar district. Local health authorities reported strong and early turnout from families visiting the center from the early morning hours. The campaign is structured around 220 fixed and mobile medical teams encompassing 496 trained health workers supported by 56 field supervisors. District immunization supervisor Muhammad Ahmad Al-Zarnouqi deployed 55 health teams split between 16 fixed points and 39 mobile units, staffed by 126 health personnel under the oversight of 14 field supervisors until November 12.