Fuel shortages force Taiz hospital to cut incubators for newborns

Severe fuel shortages in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz have forced a local hospital to cut the number of incubators it can operate from 40 to 10. Reuters and Al-Monitor both reported on 26 October that weeks of fighting have choked off vital supplies, putting newborn babies at risk and deepening a humanitarian crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of residents. [1][2]

Reports from Asharq Al-Awsat, the Horn Observer, TradingView, and The Times of India confirmed that hospitals across Taiz are facing critical shortages of fuel, medical oxygen, and essential medicines. The lack of electricity and fuel has left facilities unable to power life-saving equipment or keep incubators running for infant care. [3][4][5][6]

The city of Taiz is Yemen's third-largest city and has been subject to an ongoing military siege during the Yemeni Civil War. The prolonged blockade intensified during military offensives in 2026 when Houthi forces encircled the city. [8][9]

As FTMQ World reported earlier, aid groups and United Nations agencies previously warned that renewed fighting around Taiz has severely disrupted essential fuel and water delivery systems serving three million people across the region. [9]