Ministry of Health: Continued prevention of entry of oil derivatives is a death sentence to thousands of patients
SANAA, Feb. 9 (YPA) – The Ministry of Public Health and Population on Tuesday said that if Saudi-led aggression continued to prevent the entry of oil derivatives, hospitals would be turned into cemeteries and thousands of patients “children, women and men” would be sentenced to death.
Ministry of Health spokesman Dr. Najib al-Qubati told the Official News Agency of Yemen (Saba) that the continuation of piracy and the denial of the entry of oil derivatives will lead to the suspension of the services of 141 health facilities.
He warned of a health disaster that could stop life-saving interventions in many departments, especially emergencies, obstetric and neonatal emergencies, operating theatres, intensive care, neonatal nurseries, dialysis units, medical equipment and oxygen-generating plants.
Dr. Al-Qubati pointed out that the continuation of the blockade and the denial of the arrival of oil derivatives ships has exacerbated the health situation and will cause catastrophic humanitarian repercussions in addition to the bombing and destruction of this sector by the aircraft of aggression,
He pointed out that more than 5,000 patients need dialysis sessions twice a week and more than 200,000 Caesarean sections and many newborns need to be recused in incubators, as well as the needs of hospitals to continue emergency work and operations and operate intensive care departments, which requires the supply of petroleum derivatives.
Dr. Al-Qubati stressed that the end of oil derivatives and the lack of strategic stocks both in the government and private sectors will have disastrous consequences.
He blamed the United Nations and the coalition for the future situation, which threatens a humanitarian catastrophe that threatens the Yemeni people, which requires the United Nations to fulfil its duty in this regard.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Health called on the international community and the United Nations to put pressure on the coalition to allow oil derivatives vessels to enter the port of Hodeidah and not to detain them in the future.
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