Since mid-2015, influx of IDPs as a consequence of the war has been observed in Amran governorate, particularly IDPs coming from Saada and Hajjah governorates. IDPs in Amran are located in different districts. The most vulnerable are those still living in the camps where sanitation/hygiene/shelter are very poor. The economic situation is also critical in Amran, with direct consequences on the deterioration of access to health care services for people who can’t afford transportation to reach health facilities, but also who can’t pay for their treatments.

Dahadh camp is located in Khamer, Amran governorate, 1 km southeast of the city centre, near the Qat market. 410 families, around 3430 persons, have been living inside the camp since 2015, the beginning of the war. Some of these families were displaced several times, they are mostly coming from Saada (280 families), the most heavily bombed governorate by the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition (SELC) since March 2015. New waves of displacements to Khamer occurred during the offensive on Hodeidah, launched in June 2018 by SELC backed troops against Ansar Allah forces to take over the city. Following clashes in Kuchar (north Abs), located in Hajjah governorate, new IDP recently arrived in Khamer. In March 2019, over 18,000 newly displaced people were forced to flee looking for safety in Abs and surrounding areas after several days of intense fighting. More than 50,000 people are now displaced in North Abs because of these fighting.
In Dahadh camp, MSF teams have been supporting IDPs with NFIs (blanket, soap, kitchen tools, etc), water tanks and water trucking until Oxfam took over at the end of 2015. We also started two mobile clinics, one of them visiting Dahadh camp twice a week. Mobile clinic activities were stopped when the lands’ owners prohibited teams to go to Dahadh. In July 2016, we provided scabies treatment in the camp.