Sana’a – Patients in the Houthi-controlled capital are facing worsening hardship as medical services at the Republican Hospital, the city’s second-largest public medical facility, have come to a near standstill due to an escalating internal conflict among Houthi leaders, medical sources revealed.

The dispute, centered on appointments and revenue-sharing, has paralyzed hospital operations, depriving hundreds of patients daily of essential care and treatment. 

Sources accused the group of diverting hospital services and resources to benefit families of fighters killed or wounded on the frontlines, leaving ordinary patients without access to critical healthcare.

According to insiders, the power struggle pits Houthi figures linked to the so-called Zakat Authority against rival factions within the unrecognized Ministry of Health. 

The renewed clashes over administrative control and influence have further destabilized the hospital’s management and finances, exacerbating the humanitarian toll in the capital.