Yemeni National Diabetes Center Launches Distress Call to Save 30,000 Cases

The National Diabetes Center (NDC) on Tuesday launched a distress call to save 30,000 registered cases, as a result of lack of resources and scarcity of drugs due to aggression and siege. Director of the Center, Dr. Zayed Atef, called the International Diabetes Federation for emergency doses of insulin for diabetics, especially children.

He pointed out that the center receives 100 cases of diabetics, and faces great pressure due to lack of possibilities and scarcity of medicines. He explained that the closure of the Sana’a International Airport is causing the suffering of thousands of patients.

Atif said that “the International Diabetes Federation responded and sent emergency doses to Salalah Airport in the Sultanate of Oman, but these doses did not reach to date.” He also pointed out that the International Diabetes Federation asked the center ship the emergency doses by land but due to need for specific conditions, receiving these doses should only be done through the airport in Sana’a.

On the other hand, the adviser of the National Center for Diabetes, Dr. Adel Al-Hadhrami, said that “if insulin does not arrive at a certain temperature and if it is not preserved, it will be damaged. If it is taken by the patient, his/her condition will get worst and become at risk of death.”