Major Yemen hospital faces closure due to shortage of supplies

the pending closure of a major hospital in the Yemeni capital

 

 

A humanitarian organization has warned of the pending closure of a major hospital in the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, due to a shortage of supplies in the war-racked country, which has been under Saudi airstrikes since late March.
Save the Children Organization said that the hospital is the main facility for children and pregnant women in the area and provides services to an estimated three million people.
The organization warned that some 15.2 million Yemenis lack access to basic healthcare, which shows a 40-percent increase compared to March.
It further said that more than half a million children are expected to suffer severe acute malnutrition this year, and there has been a 150-percent increase in hospital admissions for malnutrition since March.
Over 4,300 people have lost their lives in the conflict since late March, according to the World Health Organization.