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The Ministry of Public Health and Population confirmed that 92 to 95% of the equipment in hospitals and health centers have exceeded their life expectancy or have broken down, according to the survey conducted by the ministry for hospitals, health centers and units in Yemen at the end of 2018.
The ministry said in a statement obtained by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that based on the results of the survey, a plan has been prepared for the requirement of equipment, medical equipment and basic life-saving medicines so that the health sector could provide the minimum health services.
The statement pointed out that a list of these needs was submitted to the World Health Organization and the rest of the international organizations working in Yemen such as UNICEF, UNFPA, the Red Cross and others following several meetings that included an explanation of the results of the survey and basic needs. However, there was no actual response from those organizations despite their many promises to the ministry.
The statement pointed to the repercussions of the catastrophic health situation in Yemen as a result of government hospital staffs halting their work due to the delay in salaries.
The Health Ministry also called on the international community, the United Nations and all the international organizations to fulfill their commitments in responding rapidly to the emergency and humanitarian situation and to provide the basic and necessary needs, including medical equipment, basic and life-saving medicines, laboratory solutions and the rehabilitation of the health sector.
It also called on the international community and international organizations working in Yemen to take legal and moral responsibility for any disregard or delay of the ministry’s legitimate humanitarian demands.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
