300 children with leukemia patients need urgent treatment abroad: Health Minister

SANAA, Dec. 25 (YPA) – Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Taha al-Mutawakil on Tuesday said that more than 300 children with leukemia need to travel abroad for treatment urgently.

The minister inspected a number of critical cases of children patients suffering leukemia at the Academic Kuwait Hospital in the capital Sanaa.

Dr. al-Mutawakil said that “the siege and aggression (Saudi-led coalition) prevented the entry of medicines of cancer patients and at the same time deprived the patients from travelling for treatment abroad.”

He called on the international community to press the Saudi-led coalition to open Sanaa International Airport in order to allow patients to travel and save the lives of children with leukemia.

“The continued closure of the airport threatens lives of more than 37 thousand patients with various tumors,” he added.

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