Over 5,000 patients in Hodeidah hospitals are at risk of death: Official

Acting Governor of Hodeidah province Mohammed Quhim said on Tuesday that more than 5,000 patients in the province’s hospitals and dialysis centers are at risk of death if the devices and equipment stopped due to the depletion of diesel and the continued detention of oil ships.

This came during his meeting with the Director of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)’s delegation in Hodeidah.

The meeting touched upon the problems of the health, cleaning and environment sectors due to the unavailability of oil derivatives in light of Saudi-led coalition countries’ detention of fuel ships, as well as the continuation of the coalition to prevent the arrival of food and medicine to the besieged Al-Durayhimi city for two years.

At the meeting, Quhim called on the ICRC delegation to take a position that contributes to alleviating the suffering of the residents in the city of Hodeidah and to make efforts to correct the technical defect that afflicted the water pipeline at the location of the coalition mercenaries.