Over 33,701 Yemeni civilians killed, wounded by Saudi airstrikes since 2015 – Deputy Minister of Health
YemenExtra
M.A.
The Saudi-led coalition air strikes have killed and wounded over 33,701 Yemeni civilians since the beginning of the war against Yemen in March 2015, the deputy minister of health said in a press conference here on Tuesday.
The deputy minister, Abdusalam Al-Madani, said the death toll has reached 10,363, including 2,066 children and 1,574 women. The wounded have reached 21,288, including 3,025 children and 508 women, and the total disabled persons have reached 2,050.
He added that more than 415 health facilities were demolished in the air raids with a total financial losses of more than 8,342 billion Yemeni Riyals. While losses in the medical equipment have amounted up to 90,865 million dollars.
Moreover, 2,236 people have lost their lives from the cholera outbreak triggered by the Saudi war, while diphtheria cases have reached 439, with 44 deaths.
Citing recent reports by the World Food Programme, Al-Madani stated that more than 21 million Yemenis are in need of humanitarian assistance, while more than 9 million others are expected to enter the stage of starvation.
Some 2 million Yemeni children suffer from malnutrition, Al-Madani added.
In addition, about 700,000 citizens are suffering from chronic diseases such as diabetes, stress, asthma, epilepsy and mental illness, Al-Madani said, citing the national survey of chronic diseases conducted by the ministry.
More than six thousand Yemeni people have been suffering from renal failure, in which two to three persons died every week due to shortage of medicines.
The official also said that about 57 types of anti-cancer medicines ran out from the stores of the ministry.
Furthermore, the deputy minister said more than 95,000 Yemeni patients need to travel abroad for life-saving treatment, adding that the ongoing closure of Sana’a airport and the all-out blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition leads to the death of 32 patients everyday.