Red Cross: 75% of Yemen's population lack access to health care

English - Sunday 10 November 2019 الساعة 02:57 pm
Aden – NewsYemen.net


Yemen lacks 70 percent of its pharmaceutical needs, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Saturday.

"Fewer than 50 percent of health facilities in Yemen are operating, while less than 30 percent of medicines are provided," the committee said in a tweet via its official Twitter account.

It added that Seventy-five percent of Yemen's population does not have access to health care.