The head of the Supreme Medical Committee, Dr. Mutaher Al-Darwish, has raised alarm over the escalating number of Yemeni patients in urgent need of treatment abroad, reporting that the official count has surpassed 200,000.
In a statement to Almasirah on Tuesday, Al-Darwish highlighted that cancer, in all its forms, leads the list of conditions requiring overseas treatment, attributing this to the US-Saudi aggression and the coalition’s use of internationally banned weapons.
He emphasized that the only lasting solution to this crisis is the complete and unrestricted reopening of Sana’a International Airport, asserting that adding a single flight to Jordan is insufficient, especially given the coalition’s delays in opening routes to India and Egypt.
“The US-Saudi aggression is held fully responsible for the lives of millions of Yemeni patients,” Al-Darwish added, condemning the prevention of foreign medical teams from providing assistance as a humanitarian crime against the Yemeni people.
He urged the international community to pressure the coalition to lift the siege on Yemen, reopen Sana’a International Airport, and facilitate the travel of patients in dire need of life-saving treatment.
