- The United Nations and its bodies operating in our country warn that a countdown to humanitarian catastrophe begins in Yemen as funding for the international humanitarian response plan in Yemen dwindles. In fact, this man-made catastrophe and severe human suffering in Yemen are caused by the crimes and violations of the Saudi-led Coalition of war against Yemen. This was confirmed by the Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP), David Beasley, during his recent two-day visit to Yemen, where he stated that the situation now is “worse than anyone can possibly imagine.”
- The United Nations and its humanitarian organizations operating in Yemen announce a further reduction in humanitarian aid provision in the coming months due to a shortage of adequate funding and additional support for its humanitarian plans in Yemen, according to statements by the Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP). He stated that “The reductions in food assistance come at the worst possible time as hunger is still alarming high.” “By March, 11 million people will have to rely on reduced rations, and only 2 million people will have access to full rations,” he added.
- The United Nations confirms that water and sanitation services in Yemen may be interrupted in 15 major cities, affecting 4.6 million people. It also notes that more than one million women and young girls may be denied access to reproductive health services. Moreover, other millions of women will lose access to other vital services, including basic health care and nutrition, shelter, cash assistance and education.
- The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) confirm that Yemen is still one of the countries of most concern. Hunger is increasing in Yemen due to the cluster of war and economic crisis. As a result, half of the Yemeni families are now consuming less food than the human body must consume to live a healthy life.
- The continuation of the war and siege of the Saudi-led Coalition has had a significant impact on the health sector. This can be clarified as follows:
- Deaths from children with cardiac congenital abnormalities have increased due to the lack of devices and medications for them. In addition, there is a lack of the necessary facilities needed for carrying out cardiac malformations surgeries for children in Yemen.
- There are more than 3000 children with cardiac congenital abnormalities, most of them urgently need to travel abroad for life-saving treatment and their lives are threatened due to the closure of Sana’a International Airport.
- There is a suspicious failure in the part of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other international organizations in assisting the entry of devices for treatment of heart patients; their role in this regard is insignificant.
- The prices of medicines for heart patients have increased, and there is a difficulty in getting them delivered into Yemen. Besides, the Saudi-led Coalition is also imposing great obstacles on pharmaceutical companies and their agents.
- The Saudi-led Coalition and their mercenaries are obstructing the international bodies that offered to introduce devices for heart patients’ treatment into Yemen.
- Al-Mahwit Governorate Health Office warned this month that Al-Jomhouri Hospital and all other hospitals and health centers in Al-Mahwit would stop providing emergency services to the people of the governorate due to the Saudi-led Coalition’s prevention of the arrival of oil derivatives to Yemen. It pointed out that there are damages that have affected many patients, as follows:
- Al-Jomhouri Hospital in Al-Mahwit was directly affected by the blockade and the prevention of the arrival of oil derivatives, which led to the closure of a number of the hospital departments.
- During the month of February 2022, the Dialysis Department at Al-Jomhouri Hospital witnessed the death of 20 patients with renal failure.
- During the past two years and also this year, the number of deaths in hospital included 20 death cases of renal failure, 382 deaths in baby incubators, and 60 deaths of cholera.
