MSF Withdrawals in Yemen | Special Report: 18 Years Since Al-Shifa Attack

Medecins Sans Frontiers withdraws from six hospitals in Northern Yemen following a series of hospital bombings; and 18 years on from the Clinton’s administration’s attack on the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Sudan, we have a special report from Matthew Ayton.

Today’s main stories: International Aid organization Medecins Sans Frontiers has announced that it is withdrawing staff from six hospitals in Northern Yemen stating it is unable to ensure the safety of its team, especially following Monday's bombing of a hospital killing nineteen. We speak to Natalie Roberts from Medecins Sans Frontiers.

Today marks the 18th anniversary of the Bill Clinton Administration’s attack on the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum, Sudan. The attack had a massive impact on healthcare in Sudan. Matthew Ayton brings listeners a special report, in which he speaks to a variety of commentators, including US author Doug Henwood, an independent journalist in Eritrea Thomas C. Mountain, and James Corum, retired US Army lieutenant colonel and professor of history at Solford University.

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