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Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health and Population under Huthi control in Sanaa, Yousef al-Hathari, said that the total number of cases infected with the swine flu virus was 107 cases in January alone, of which 22 died.
"There is a great shortage of medicines and solutions for the treatment of the disease because of the lack of operational budget of the Ministry of Health since the transfer of the Central Bank of Yemen from the capital Sanaa to Aden, which has led to the weak possibilities, in the absence of response from international humanitarian organizations And health repeated calls to health to provide drugs and solutions to fight the disease.Listing that the virus has recently appeared "as the natural result of four years of war and siege and bombing against the coalition of facilities and health infrastructure in the country ".
He added that the total number of swine flu cases recorded since its outbreak a few months ago rose to 418 people and that he had died in 104 cases in the provinces.
He stressed that it was important to quickly transfer the injured person to the nearest hospital or health center, for treatment and first aid, while preventing others from becoming ill. use for personal gain and avoid shaking hands to reduce the spread of the virus. Stressing that the Ministry "represented by the National Program of Information on Education and Health strives to promote awareness and dissemination of culture among members of the community, on the methods of prevention of viruses of all kinds ".
According to health sources, most of the contaminated cases would be transferred to the German hospital located in the modern south of Sana'a and wounded in the remote provinces of Sana'a, including in areas controlled by the legitimate government in the country. hope to get treatment.
Medical sources confirmed that the number of deaths could be higher than the number announced by health authorities, due to the presence of HIV-infected patients in isolated areas and their families unable to reach the hospital. hospital.
According to the World Health Organization, the virus (H1N1) is easily transmitted and can be transmitted from one person to another, from exposure to a spray of the victim injured by coughing, sneezing or touching hands
According to the United Nations, more than half of Yemeni health facilities are out of service due to the intensification of the war since March 2015.
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