Yemen, report on the eighth anniversary of the war

SANAA - Yemen's deputy health minister said that the war between Saudi coalition and Yemen is eight years old and thousands of Yemenis have been martyred, injured and disabled in this war. In an interview with Arabnews reporter in Sana' a, Motahar Al-Mouroni said that the Saudi coalition's war with Yemen has caused great damage to the health and treatment sectors of this country, and for its reconstruction, a lot of effort and adequate budgets and new facilities are needed . Yemen's deputy health minister stressed that the lack of medical equipment and the deaths of Yemeni patients due to lack of medical services are the most destructive effects of the Saudi coalition's war on Yemen's health sector. Motahar al-Moruni said that Yemen's airports and seaports are still closed and it is very difficult to obtain vital medicines for the treatment of Yemeni patients, and Yemeni patients are still dying.

Criticizing the international community's approach to the continuation of the Sana'a airport siege, the Yemeni Deputy Health Minister stressed that if it were not for the dedication of the people and staff of the Yemeni Ministry of Health in providing medical services, there more victims would have been killed. March 26, 2015 is the anniversary of the start of the Saudi coalition's war in Yemen. Anis Al-Asabhi, spokesman for Yemen's health ministry, said on Wednesday evening, presenting the latest statistics from the Saudi coalition's eight years of war in Yemen, that the number of martyrs and wounded has reached 48,217 people, among whom died 3,160 Yemeni children and four 1,592 children were also injured.