(ANSA) – ROME, FEB 14 – “Yemen is experiencing one of the worst health crises” with “the population that is in dramatic conditions, has no autonomy to survive and needs humanitarian aid to live”. This is the denunciation of Federica Ferarresi, head of mission of Doctors Without Borders (MSF). “About 50% of the health facilities are not functioning and the services that are provided are lacking – she added -. Getting treatment in Yemen has now become a luxury”.
“Almost seven years after its inception, the often forgotten war in Yemen continues to have a huge impact on the population. There are over 4 million internally displaced people, with more than 20 million people in urgent need of humanitarian assistance”, he said. MSF, which has the largest intervention in a conflict zone in this country.
“Seven years of indiscriminate attacks that have not seen an end, with the parties in conflict that have not spared even the population and civilian structures. The health system is collapsing, there is a lack of drugs and most of the health structures are now unusable”, continues the note from Doctors Without Borders. The “most vulnerable subjects are women and children: in recent weeks, MSF teams have recorded a 66% increase in medical visits to children in the Governorate of Marib and a return of forgotten diseases such as cholera, measles or diarrheal diseases, as well as psychological problems “, concludes Doctors Without Borders.
MSF started working in Yemen in 1986 and has been permanently present in the country since 2007. Her teams work in 12 hospitals and provide support to 16 other health facilities in 13 governorates. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
I have been working in the news industry for over 10 years now and I have worked for some of the biggest news websites in the world. My focus has always been on entertainment news, but I also cover a range of other topics. I am currently an author at Global happenings and I love writing about all things pop-culture related.
