The Minister of Public Health and Population, Dr. Taha Al-Mutawakel, stated that the number of registered cancer cases in Yemen has reached 62,000.
Dr. Al-Mutawakel affirmed, during his visit to the National Cancer Control Institution in the capital Sana’a, the increase in the number of people affected by this disease in recent years due to the US-Saudi aggression and blockade, as a result of internationally prohibited weapons used by the coalition against the Yemeni people.
Last October, the Supreme Medical Committee of the Ministry of Health officially stated that the abrupt halt of Yemenia Airlines flights from Sana’a International Airport to its only destination has had disastrous consequences for patients in need of medical treatment abroad.
The committee urgently called for Sana’a International Airport to be exempt from any political bargaining, recognizing its vital role as a humanitarian lifeline for thousands of patients. It renewed its plea to reopen the routes to Egypt and India from Sana’a Airport as essential destinations for Yemeni patients.
The statement emphasized that approximately 60,000 patients in Yemen with incurable conditions, along with tens of thousands registered in medical centers, await their chance to travel from Sana’a Airport. Their health conditions make distant airports such as Aden and Sayoun inaccessible.
