Director General of Air Transport: UN’s Evacuation Mechanism Will Increase Suffering of Yemenis

The Director General of Air Transport, Eng. Mazen Ghanem, said today, Sunday, that the mechanism authorized by the United Nations to evacuate patients; at a rate of 7 and the number of four flights per month will increase the suffering of the Yemenis. He told Almasirah Net that between 15 to 25 patients die every day if they cannot travel to receive treatment abroad.

Mazen Ghanem added that “at this rate it will take 13 years to transport 32,000 patients registered in the Ministry of Health.” He, also, called for the opening Sana’a International Airport for all citizens without any conditions, considering that closing to against international law.