Hospitals in Yemen are struggling to cope with the growing number of wounded and are experiencing acute shortages of medicines
Yemen's health care system is in dire shortage of medicines, hospitals are taking in a large number of wounded and working with a colossal workload. So...
Yemen's health care system is in dire shortage of medicines, hospitals are taking in a large number of wounded and working with a colossal workload. This information was reported by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), writes sb.by.
According to TASS, the ICRC informed:
- As fighting escalates in parts of Yemen, hospitals are struggling to cope with the growing number of wounded. An already vulnerable health system faces a critical shortage of medicines, staff and specialized care.
It is emphasized that "in all sectors of the front there is an unprecedented increase in the number of wounded as a result of hostilities." The most difficult situation is observed in the provinces of Marib, Taiz and on the coast of the Red Sea.
Hospitals and medical facilities are overwhelmed. In some facilities near the front line, more than 700 hospitalizations were reported in one week. Increasingly, there are mass receipts of victims, the committee said.
According to ICRC Health Coordinator Feras Abusamr, the medical staff is “working under tremendous strain” and only a small part of Yemen’s medical facilities “are able to provide comprehensive treatment for injuries, while hospitals near the front lines are taking in huge numbers of wounded.”.
“More than a decade of conflict, economic hardship, forced displacement and disease outbreaks have left Yemen’s health system severely limited in its ability to meet new, increased needs.” The Red Cross supports more than 40 medical facilities in the country.
The ICRC believes that the additional burden on hospitals could lead to a shortage of beds and medicines. The scale of the emergency "could quickly exceed the available capabilities." Continuous humanitarian access, resources and support are needed to sustain life-saving services and help those affected by the conflict. UN: More than 216,000 Yemenis have fled their homes as fighting continues
