The official for international cooperation at the Ministry of Health, Murtadha Al-Murtadha, confirmed that the medicines for renal failure’s patients in the Ministry of Health’s storage are about to run out by the end of this year.
Al-Murtadha stated to Almasirah, Tuesday, that 4,150 patients with renal failure are threatened with inevitable death if the dialysis sessions stop, as medicines run out. He said, “We addressed the United Nations organizations months ago regarding the provision of drugs for kidney failure for the year 2023, and delay is the master of the situation.” He indicated that due to the blockade on Sana’a Airport and the port of Hodeidah, the state is unable to import medicines, and therefore we resort to United Nations organizations.
The official for international cooperation at the Ministry of Health pointed out that the documents of the Ministry of Public Health presented by Almasirah show calls for the World Health Organization since January 2022 to provide medicines for renal failure and warn of depletion of stock.
