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Yemen's health sector faces alarming shortages after over a decade of conflict
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00:06UNDER THE WAGEFUL EYE OF MEDICAL STAFF, THESE CONJOYANT TWIN GIRLS ARE SPENDING THEIR FIRST DAYS OF LIFE AT SANA'S
00:13SUBANE HOSPITAL.
00:15THEIR FAMILY HOPE THEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED APROUGHT FOR TREATMENT.
00:19THE TWINS SHARE SEVERAL INTERORGANS AND REQUIRE SPECIAL LOST SURGERY THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE IN YEMEN.
00:27BUT RESTRICTIONS IN AIR TRAVEL THROUGH SUNDAY OR NAJRI REPORTS ARE FURTHER COMPLICATING EFFORTS TO TRANSFER THEM ABROAD FOR TREATMENT.
00:35THE LIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. WHEN I CAME HERE, THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO TAKE THE GIRLS
00:42ABROAD BECAUSE THIS IS A RARE CASE AND THEY NEED TO BE TREATED OVERSEAS.
00:46THE TWINS CONDITION IS CRITICAL. THEY COULD DIE BEFORE THEY ARE ABLE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY.
00:51IN CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES, MEDICAL STAFF ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO PROVIDE BASIC CARE WITH THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
01:01BUT ONE OF SANA'S LARGEST HOSPITALS LACKS THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR DELICATE AND COMPLEX SURGERIES.
01:10UNFORTUNATELY, CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY IN YEMEN DUE TO THE USE OF PROHIBITED WEAPONS.
01:17MOST OF THESE CASES COME TO US FROM HAJA AND SADA GOVERNORATES OR EVEN FROM THE CAPITAL SANAH, PARTICULARLY FROM
01:23AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN HIT WITH PROHIBITED WEAPONS.
01:25IN ANOTHER WORLD, A SHORTAGE OF MEDICINES AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES IS MAKING IT INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR NASIM SUBHAN, A PATIENT
01:35WITH KIDNEY FAILURE, TO GET THE TREATMENT SHE NEEDS.
01:39DAOs' CENTERS IN SANAH ARE ALSO UNDER GROWING PRESSURE, ACCEPTING MORE PATIENTS THAN THEY CAN TREAT.
01:48WE ARE LACKING MANY THINGS, SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION, MEDICINS, BLOOD-RELATED INJECTIONS, CALCIUM, AND EVEN FOOD AT HOME. WE ARE
01:57SHORT OF MANY BASIC NECESSITIES.
01:59THE REALITY REFLECTS A WINDER CRISIS IN YEMEN'S HEALTH SYSTEM.
02:04MORE THAN A DECADE OF WAR, DECLINING MEDICAL RESOURCES AND RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS TO TREATMENT AND SUPPLIES HAVE MADE THE
02:12SITUATION WORSE.
02:14ACCORDING TO THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, ONLY AROUND 60 PERCENT OF YEMEN'S HEALTH FACILITIES ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL.
02:23THE WHO ESCIMATES SOME 19 MILLION PEOPLE WILL NEED HEALTH ASSISTANCE THIS YEAR.
02:32INDIAM AND MOUNTAIN RESTURES IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR ARE MAKING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT FOR BASICANS TO ACCESS THE TREATMENT THEY
02:39NEED.
02:39FOR MANY THE COST OF CARE ADDS TO THE BURDEN.
02:44FOR MANY THE CELLS AND RESTURES IN THE HEALTH.
02:44THE COST OF CARE ADDS.
02:45THE COST OF CARE ADDS.
02:45THE COST OF CARE ADDS.
02:46THE COST OF CARE ADDS.
02:47THE COST OF CARE ADDS.

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