Yemeni human rights group said in a report that thousands of cancer-stricken children in the Arab country are at risk of dying due to Saudi-led war and siege.
Rights group says Saudi war, siege threatening lives of cancer-stricken Yemeni children
5 Feb 2023 - 14:08
Yemeni human rights group said in a report that thousands of cancer-stricken children in the Arab country are at risk of dying due to Saudi-led war and siege.
Entisaf Organization for Women’s and Children’s Rights said in a statement on the occasion of World Cancer Day that more than 3,000 Yemeni children, who have developed cancer as a result of Saudi aggression and the tight sea, land, and air blockade on the country, are now at significant risk of death.
The rights group criticized the international organizations and other relevant bodies for neglecting Yemeni cancer patients over the past years.
Enfisaf added that the incidence of leukemia is increasing among Yemeni children, saying the cases of kids suffering from blood cancer have soared from 300 to 700 in the capital Sana’a due to the use of internationally-banned weapons supplied by the United States and the United Kingdom and used by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
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