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WHO warns: the health system in Yemen on the verge of collapse (total)
Sunday, May 10, 2015 19:00 pm / ES Press / Spa:
The World Health Organization from imminent collapse warned and holistic health system in Yemen because of the continued deterioration of the situation in the country in which communicable diseases began to come back and spread.
) The representative of the WHO in Yemen Dr Ahmed Chadol in an interview with The New China News Agency (Xinhua health and humanitarian conditions In most provinces of Yemen pass too bad the situation .. He pointed out that the continuation of aerial bombardment as well as the violence worsened a lot of health conditions and humanity which was already suffering from deterioration and weakness.
Dr. Chadol that the health of collapse in Yemen has become very imminent if the situation continues as it is, in certain diseases began to spread, such as respiratory infections and diarrhea for children, as well as the spread of the fever during the recent period.
He said in the dialogue, which was conducted yesterday that "the health situation in a very critical stage," especially with the presence of major difficulties for the delivery of health equipment, medical supplies and medicines necessary and move the medical teams to the affected places because of the scarcity of fuel and the lack of security, in addition to what ails the health institutions of the lack of electricity, clean water and scarcity of fuel needed to run generators.
The representative of the World Health Organization in Yemen for affected the efficiency of health facilities during recent times in many regions of Yemen Due to the deteriorating security situation and leave some of the medical staff and the difficulty of access of medical supplies to those facilities.
He pointed out that health facilities, especially in the affected areas suffer from additional burdens and suffer from an acute shortage of medical equipment and human resources.
And indicators return of communicable diseases in a number of provinces, including the province of Hajj, representative of the International Organization talked about the existence of reports of Lahij indicate the presence of 484 suspected cases of dengue fever in the departments of hay and Hota and monitoring of two deaths in Madartin.
He also stressed Dr. Chadol about the existence of cases of pneumonia and severe diarrhea among children, especially in areas inhabited by IDPs in a number of governorates of the Republic.
"The cases of malaria increased especially in light of contaminated water spread in areas of displacement."
and influenced by immunization for dealing with this communicable disease programs, Chadol stressed "national immunization program expanded affected by the disruption of the health system, which was the main reason for the interruption electricity acute shortage of petroleum products in addition to security problems in a number of areas, which has led to considerable difficulties in the delivery of vaccines to health facilities and low demand for health facilities because of this prevailing situation. "
He said he "However, the cadres in the immunization program at all levels are working dedication to maintain the safety of the vaccine and supplied as much as possible in health facilities. "
At the end of his speech, representative of the World Health Organization pointed out that the organization has about 65 doctors and technicians working in Sana'a, Aden, Saada and Hodeida and incited and other areas.
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