Health Ministry warns of consequences of decision to “stop subsidizing oil derivatives”

SANAA, Jan. 18 (YPA) – Ministry of Public Health and Population on Monday warned of the consequences of the World Health Organization’s decision to stop subsidizing oil derivatives to health facilities.

The ministry indicated that it would reconsider its partnership with the organization that abdicates its responsibility in light of crises.

Spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Dr. Najeeb Al-Qubati, denounced in a statement the organization’s decision to stop subsidizing oil derivatives to health facilities, starting from next March, according to the official news agency (Saba).

Dr. Al-Qubati explained that this irresponsible decision will lead to stopping the services of 141 health facilities from working.

“The inability of the United Nations system to facilitate the arrival of oil derivatives and their continued flow due to the aggression and blockade that has continued for six years is in itself a failure to fulfill basic obligations guaranteed by international humanitarian law,” he said.

He pointed out that the organization’s decision coinciding with the continued detention of oil derivative ships by the aggression coalition, raising questions about its timing and background.

The spokesman for the Ministry of Health held the United Nations and international organizations, in particular the World Health Organization, fully responsible for the implications of this decision, calling for immediate review before it is too late.

YPA