ABU DHABI // Fifty-three Yemenis injured in their country’s civil war will be flown to India for treatment paid for by the Emirates Red Crescent.
The ERC will also cover the cost of 42 medical staff who will travel with them to ensure their health and psychological conditions are cared for.
The humanitarian move is part of the support provided by the UAE to Yemenis to alleviate their suffering and stand by them in these difficult times, said Wam the state news agency.
It follows the directives of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the ERC.
Given the poor state of the health sector in Yemen, the ERC has taken care of these cases as part of the UAE’s continued role in supporting the legitimate Yemeni government and the Yemeni people.
The humanitarian and health situation in Yemen has reached catastrophic levels because of militias who prevent the entry of relief aid and medicines to Yemen’s regions.
The UAE continues to provide relief and development assistance, which reached US$2 billion.
The ERC previously treated many wounded Yemenis and dispatched several medical and relief convoys in support of Yemen.
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