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Yemen’s Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Taha al-Mutawakil on Tuesday said that more than 300 children with leukemia need to travel abroad for urgent treatment.
Al-Mutawakil inspected a number of critical cases of children patients suffering from leukemia at the Academic Kuwait Hospital in the capital Sana’a.
The official said that “the siege and aggression (by the Saudi-led coalition) prevented the entry of medicines for cancer patients and at the same time deprived the patients from travelling for treatment abroad.”
He called on the international community to pressure the Saudi-led coalition to open Sana’a International Airport in order to allow patients to travel and save the lives of hundreds of children with leukemia.
“The continued closure of the airport threatens the lives of more than 37 thousand patients with various tumors,” he added.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
