Civilians are paying a high price in the country’s war, but those who are seriously ill are even more affected. Around 35,000 people have cancer in Yemen, with 11,000 cases diagnosed each year, according to the World Health Organization.
Civilians are paying a high price in the country's war, but those who are seriously ill are even more affected. RT's Ruptly agency spoke to Dr. Anwar Al-Rajawi, head of the oncology department at the National Oncology Center in Sanaa.
"Here in the oncology unit, we suffer from a severe lack of chemotherapy [drugs]. If a child is diagnosed with a malignant tumor, we cannot provide the treatment in a timely manner. We cannot do anything due to the lack of drugs in the protocol," he said.
Comment: The 'world's moral authority' sheds crocodile tears over civilian deaths that can be blamed (whether true or no) on non-allies while ignoring the devastation wrought by their own policies: