The siege halt more than 60% of health sector work: Ministry of Health spokesperson

A spokesman for the Health Ministry in Sanaa Dr. Yusef al-Hadhri on Tuesday affirmed that in light of the oil derivatives absence the health sector is threatened by a major catastrophe.

In an interview with Al-Masirah TV channel, Dr. al-Hadhri indicated that “the health aspect is highly dependent on oil derivatives, and its absence means cutting off life from hospitals.”

Al-Hadhri said that the blockade imposed on Yemen by the American Saudi-led coalition has stopped more than 60 per cent of the health sector’s work after a number of health centers were disrupted, medicines were banned, and the central bank was transferred.

The spokesman pointed out that the United Nations covers up the aggression coalition crimes in Yemen, in addition to seeking to impose a state of paralysis on the health sector.

“Doctors are optimistic and interacting. There is a state of mutual interaction between doctors and society members in the liberated areas,” he added.

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