Yemen urges int’l orgs for help over acute shortage in kidney dialysis medicines

SANAA, July 1 (YPA) – Yemen’s Health Ministry on Sunday sent urgent call to the international humanitarian organizations to provide immediate help for kidney dialysis patients as the country is suffering from acute shortage of medical supplies due to more than three years of war and all-out blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition forces, in a statement obtained by Yemen Press Agency.

The ministry said thousands of patients are in critical conditions andneed urgent help.
In the statement, the ministry called on the international humanitarian organizations to shoulder their responsibility in urgent to provide medical solutions, equipment and medicines for saving the lives of the patients.
The ministry said that over 2,200 of kidney patients need treatment to save their lives and 7, 300 patients suffering of kidney failure need periodic wash for their survival.
The statement said that more than 1,200 patients had died due to the shortage of medical supplies import because of the air-sea-land blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition forces since March 2015.