Yemen Fighting Overwhelms Hospitals, Cuts Aid to 800,000 People, Relief Agencies Say
Some front-line hospitals admitted more than 700 casualties in a week as shortages of surgical supplies, anesthesia, oxygen and medicines deepened, the Red Cross said.
- On Wednesday, the Red Cross reported that hospitals across Yemen are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in war casualties as intensified fighting strains the fragile health system.
- Renewed fighting between Iran-backed Houthi and Saudi-backed government forces has displaced more than 200,000 people in recent weeks, with clashes occurring near Aden.
- Front-Line hospitals in Marib, Taiz, and the Red Sea coast are admitting more than 700 casualties weekly, with ICRC coordinator Feras Abusamra noting, "Trauma care staff are under enormous pressure."
- Humanitarian assistance for 800,000 people in Taiz has been cut off, prompting WFP Representative El-Khidir Daloum to warn the situation could "rapidly spiral" without safe aid access.
- Years of conflict and economic crisis have battered Yemen's health services, leaving them with limited capacity to absorb a further surge in mass casualties if fighting intensifies, the ICRC warned.
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Yemen fighting overwhelms hospitals, cuts aid to 800,000 people, relief agencies say
GENEVA: Hospitals across Yemen are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in war casualties, while intensified fighting along multiple front lines has cut off aid to around 800,000 people, humanitarian agencies
"The trauma unit staff are under enormous pressure," said the health coordinator of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = As casualties surge due to fierce fighting between Saudi Arabia-backed Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels, medical... across Yemen
Al-Monitor
Yemen hospitals overwhelmed by surge in war casualties, Red Cross warns
GENEVA, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Hospitals across Yemen are struggling to cope with a sharp rise in war casualties as intensified fighting along multiple front lines strains its already fragile health system, the Red Cross said on Wednesday.Front-line hospitals in areas including Marib, Taiz and Yemen's Red Sea coast were seeing unprecedented numbers of weapon-wounded patients, with some facilities admitting more than 700 casualties in a single week, …
Yemen's hospitals are facing a growing crisis due to the increase in casualties in combat, alerted the Red Cross. The intensification of clashes between Huthis rebels and government troops has overloaded health centers, especially in areas such as Marib and Taiz.
Yemen's hospitals are struggling to cope with the increasing number of patients injured by the war, warned the Red Cross on Wednesday, while the country's health system is facing critical shortages. "Hospitals and health facilities are overburdened," said the International Committee of the Red Cross in a statement, referring to an "unprecedented" outbreak of war injuries. "As the victims flow, Yemen's health services reach their limits. Hostilit…
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