Yemen’s collapsing healthcare forces the sick to seek alternative medicines
- Taiz, Yemen – Jaleelah Abdul Hameed, a woman in her 50s, grew up in a village 85km (53 miles) from Taiz city.
- She remembers how her ancestors relied on herbal medicine to treat various illnesses, but also her mother dying when Jaleelah was just a child due to a lack of proper healthcare.
- “Herbal medicine was the treatment of our ancestors because there was no modern healthcare at the time.
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- Taiz, Yemen – Jaleelah Abdul Hameed, a woman in her 50s, grew up in a village 85km (53 miles) from Taiz city.
- She remembers how her ancestors relied on herbal medicine to treat various illnesses, but also her mother dying when Jaleelah was just a child due to a lack of proper healthcare.
- “Herbal medicine was the treatment of our ancestors because there was no modern healthcare at the time.
Sources: Al Jazeera