The MSF emergency hospital in the
Sheikh Othman District of Aden has received reassurance of the full support of
the Ministry of Health and Population (MoH) and the Governor of Aden to
continue its medical services for the community.
On 5 March a local newspaper reported
that MSF would have to close down its emergency services in the hospital.
Patrick Wieland, MSF country
representative, met with the MoH office director in Aden Dr. Al-Kader Lassor on
9 March, who spoke on behalf of the Governor.
“It is good news that the MSF medical
teams can continue to provide impartial care and treatment to all wounded
patients, victims of violence from Aden and Abyan based on their sole medical
needs. It is of utmost importance that all parties respect the medical staff,
the hospital and the ambulances so emergency services to the communities are
not disrupted.” said Wieland.
In addition to its activities in Aden
and Abyan governorates, MSF manages the maternity, pediatric, surgical and
emergency departments of Al-Salam Hospital in Khamer, Amran.
In 2012 about 104 patients from Sana’a
and Aden travelled to Amman to undergo appropriate surgical treatment in MSF
hospital. The main cause was gun shot injuries followed by road traffic
accidents, burns, fall downs and other accidental injuries.
In Yemen, MSF employs more than 300
national staff and 20 international staff. Yemeni MSF staff are also sent to
other countries where MSF runs medical activities such as Syria, Iraq, South
Sudan to name a few.
MSF is an independently funded,
non-profit, humanitarian medical organisation, acting by virtue of universal
medical ethics and International Humanitarian Law. MSF provides assistance
without discrimination based on ethnic, religious or political criteria. MSF
has signed a MoU with the Health Authorities and abides with the Yemeni law.
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