Terrifying Figures Declared by UNICEF about Children in Yemen

On Oct 25, 2019

YemenExtra

M.A.

Lacking body-mass and real weights, this is how children looked like in malnutrition departments in Yemeni government hospitals. They face these complications in the provision of health care as required due to a lack of medical supplies and the influx of medical conditions on an ongoing basis.

“The department receives from 30 to 35 cases and we have only 24 beds,” said Dr. Amin El-Ezari, who is in charge of the malnutrition department at Al-Sabaeen Hospital.

Officials at the Yemeni Ministry of Health confirmed high indicators of malnutrition among children in various regions as a result of deteriorating living conditions, cuts in salaries and the continuation of the Saudi blockade, which leads to serious long-term health complications for these children, such as immunodeficiency, weak organ functions, low level of intelligence and others.

“For malnutrition in Yemen, the risk stage has exceeded the World Health Organization classification, for malnutrition, 16 percent of children under five are severely malnourished,” said Dr Hamoud al-Muntasser, deputy director of the Yemeni Ministry of Health, this is the highest rate in the region for stunting 74%.

“The current situation has led to the hunger and chronic poverty of the Yemeni people, which has led to the deterioration of the health of children and the health of the family. It has led to severe and moderate malnutrition,” said Shahrazad Ba’alawy, deputy director-general of Al-Sabaeen Hospitals.

Statistics show that more than two million Yemeni children are malnourished, while one child dies every 10 minutes for avoidable causes, including severe and moderate malnutrition. UNICEF confirms that 92% of Yemeni children are malnourished nationwide and all suffer from malnutrition. weight loss.

These cases remain as witnesses and evidence of the poor living conditions suffered by the children of Yemen as a result of the US-Saudi aggression and siege that has been going on for 5 years.

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