WHO says Health situation critical in Yemen’s Aden

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned about the humanitarian situation in Yemen, saying the health situation is “critical” in the Arab country’s southwestern province of Aden.

Ahmed Shadoul, the representative of WHO in Yemen said that the deterioration of the situation comes as Saudi Arabia has been pounding different areas across Yemen since March 26. Aden was targeted over 100 times by Saudi jets on Tuesday. 

The WHO said in a report on the same day that four out of five people in Yemen rely on some type of assistance, adding that the UN agency has distributed 46.4 metric tons of medicines, medical supplies, and water and sanitation supplies in eight districts of Aden.

The report further said that there has been a significant surge in the number of suspected cases of malaria and dengue fever in Aden, adding that the WHO has provided support to a hospital in the province to deal with the diseases.

 More than 3,000 people, including 1,500 civilians, have been killed over the past three months in Yemen, according to the United Nations. Some local sources put this number at 4,500.