Shortage of oil derivatives makes health situation more serious: Health Ministry Spokesman

SANAA, July 22 (YPA) – The shortage of oil derivatives as a result of seizing several oil tanker by the Saudi-led aggression coalition has increasing the health situation more serious and epidemic deterioration, Health Ministry spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday.

The spokesman Youssef Al-Hadhri, said that the oil derivatives crisis would cause epidemic deterioration the health situation because of stopping most of hospitals and health centers, in addition to the closure of oxygen stations, which threatens the lives of patients, especially those who are infected with Covid-19.

Al-Hadhri said that about 150 public hospitals and agencies and 163 private others would stop partially or completely in fronts of patients as a result of the lack of oil derivatives, noting that more than 25 million citizens might lose health care due to suspending the hospitals.

Al-Hadhri added,”When public government hospitals declared in the first hours of the lack oil derivatives, a thousand patients in intensive care rooms or in nurseries or emergency operations would die.”

“Over three thousand and 500 patients suffering from dialysis disease need to dialysis washing sessions twice a week in 13 government centers, might be sentenced to death, as well as other chronic diseases such as cancerous tumors, blood clots,” he added.

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