UN warns of collapse in Yemen’s dialysis centers
SANAA, Sept.3 (YPA) – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that dialysis centres might be closed and that kidney failure patients in Yemen are suffering from a lack of medicines and fuel.
“The dialysis centres in Yemen lack medicines, fuel for the operation of generators for medical devices, the scarcity of material resources, and the irregular entitlements of their employees,” the WHO said in a report on Wednesday.
“Limited access to dialysis and treatment sessions puts the lives of vulnerable patients at risk and will lead to deadly consequences, not to mention their suffering,” said Abdul Wahab al-Nahmi, MSF’s non-communicable disease officer in Yemen.
“There are still significant gaps due to the lack of funding in the country in light of the collapse of public institutions, despite efforts by WHO and its partners in coordination with health authorities.” referring to the threats of the blockade.
The WHO does not mention in its report that the Saudi-led coalition blockade is the main cause of this catastrophic.
Observers expressed their surprise by the repeated warnings from the United Nations and its organizations about the collapse of the health sectors in Yemen, due to lack of funding, and other lack of oil derivatives, without mentioning the siege imposed by Saudi-led coalition that caused the worst humanitarian disaster in the world.
“By limiting its warnings to the disaster and ignoring its causes, the United Nations is constantly trading with the suffering of Yemenis, knowing that the lack of fuel threatened the health sector, which is the result of the coalition’s detention of oil derivatives vessels,” they added.
The UN envoy for Yemen said he was “very concerned about the lack of fuel” and called for a “solution” to be found, despite the fact that it was available under the terms of the Swedish agreement, which would ensure the flow of goods and fuel ships to Hodeidah and the supply of tax and customs revenues to the salaries of staff.
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