Health Minster: The death of patient woman at Sanaa Airport is a result of coalition siege

SANAA, July 17 (YPA) – The Minister of Public Health and Population, Taha Al-Mutawakel, said that the death of a sick woman at Sanaa International Airport is a result of the siege imposed on Yemen by Saudi-led coalition forces.

In a statement to Al-Masirah TV, Taha Al-Mutawakel affirmed that three flights per week do not meet the needs of a country like Yemen, and there is a real tragedy for patients who need to travel for medical treatment abroad.

The Minister of Health noted that the arrival of medical delegations is the best way to save thousands of patients, because less than 10% of patients are able to travel in light of the siege.

The coalition prevented the arrival of an Italian medical mission, which included specialties that are not available in Yemen, despite the mission providing everything that reassures that its mission is purely medical, in addition to refusing the entry of pediatric heart surgeons to Sanaa, he affirmed.

He added, “Sanaa airport is still under siege, so we cannot bring in radiological devices, import medicines directly, or bring in medical personnel.”

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