Ministry of Health: More than 20 patients die due to Saudi-led coalition’s intransigence
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The Ministry of Public Health indicated that tens of thousands of Yemeni patients are still suffering because of the lack of treatment facilities in the country.
Health Minister Dr. Taha al-Mutawakel said in remarks Monday evening: the ministry has signed a number of pacts with the United Nations to transfer critical cases abroad, but the aggression coalition at the last minute prevented the planes from reaching Sanaa airport.
He confirmed the death of a number of patients who were to be transported within the air medical bridge for treatment abroad.
The Minister of Health added that some of these patients are still in some hotels in the capital today waiting to travel and yesterday there were understandings with the United Nations to transport them and we hope that they will believe in this aspect.
Moreover, the coordinator of the High Medical Committee of the Air Medical Bridge Yahya al-Hamdani, according to al-Masirah TV Channel , said that more than 20 patients died who were to be transported via the air medical bridge as a result of the ban on their travel.
He added: We are surprised every day by the contact of the families of patients and their confirmation of the death of patients and the countries of aggression prevent for the sixth time flights of critical cases from Sana’a airport, the last of which was 20 days ago.
For his part,Director-General of Sana’a International Airport Khaled Al-Shayef said: The average flight of the United Nations, the Red Cross and Médecins Sans Frontières at Sanaa airport is three flights per day, equivalent to 1,300 flights per year.
