UNFPA: One Fifth of Yemen’s Population Suffering from Mental Health Disorders

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Yemen says twenty percent of the population in the war-ravaged Arab country suffers from mental health disorders, amid the ongoing Saudi-led military onslaught and tight blockade.
The fund, in a statement released on the occasion of World Mental Health Day, said that the number is based on a study carried out by the Family Counseling and Development Foundation back in 2017, noting that the figure is likely to have soared due to the coronavirus pandemic and incessant Saudi-led airstrikes.
The statement added that the proportion of psychiatrists per population is insufficient, while some of the few existing mental health services have shut down as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.