IOM provided 3 tons of medical supplies for the Revolution Hospital in Yemen

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday said it had provided 3 tons of medicines and medical supplies for the Revolution Hospital in Sana’a, Yemen

The health care system in Yemen is on the verge of collapse with only 45 percent of the medical facilities being in service after about 274 medical facilities and hospitals were destroyed, the IOM said in a statement

The largest hospital in the country lacks sufficient funding and is facing shortages of medical supplies and provisions, it said

The health care sector had been lacking funding needed for operational costs including salaries of employees who have not been paid since September 2016. Many Yemeni citizens are unable to receive health care services in the country because of the health care system situation, and cannot go abroad for treatment because the Sana’a airport is closed, the IOM added

IOM “supported Yemeni hospitals in 2016 and 2017 with water reservoirs, solar panels, rechargeable batteries, medical supplies and daily potable-water trucks,” it said