As Houthis continue to run a shadow government in areas overrun by coup militias, the group’s self-styled health ministry sponsored a 25-day campaign whereby medical staffers and physicians were put through extensive sectarian indoctrination. What gave the Houthi plan a boost was that the campaign was held in parallel with Ramadan, Islam’s holy month of fasting and during which Muslims worldwide observe religious traditions. A Sanaa-based media official told Asharq Al-Awsat that medical staffs in Sanaa, Mahweit, Umran, Sadah, Hodeidah, Remyyiah, Dhamar and Ibb were targeted by the Houthi sectarian-inspired program. Under the misleading label of ‘Ramadan evenings’ Houthi top brass leaders would mingle with teams from area hospitals with a goal to reshape social and cultural values. These evening seminaries, according to local media reports, have included at least 14 health unit managers, 90 hospital managers, nine heads of independent health commissions, 30 physicians and 55 nurses. An official, who requested anonymity for security reasons, told Asharq Al-Awsat that Houthis are serious with their efforts to radicalize specialists and medics so that they would later deploy them in war zones. During sessions, Houthi speakers would egg on medics to undertake or accept violence and killing when needed in order to advance the “Houthi cause.” They also called upon attendees to contribute to the insurgency’s war effort, if not by service or combat, with funds. Ideological slogans and chants were also integrated to the program. Militia leaders also used the events as a platform to speak out against international health organizations operating in Yemen, inciting Yemenis against health aid from abroad. Houthi fanaticism comes despite each of the World Health Organization (WHO), Doctors without Borders (MSF), UNICEF, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the International Red Cross and others providing crucial assistance to civilians in areas run by the group. The Iran-backed militia continues to spend funds on indoctrinating and brainwashing Yemenis at a time the population suffers from famine and humanitarian disasters.