At least 20 people have died after suffering from dengue fever in the port city of Aden amid an alarming deterioration of the healthcare services because of the conflict, the provincial health office said.
All services and lacks of all supplies have been worsening due to the ongoing battles between the pro-government and pro-Houthi forces in this city.
The Houthis and other armed groups have been accused of attacking hospitals and public installations.
In a statement today, Human Rights Watch urged all parties to Yemen’s armed conflict to respect the neutrality of hospitals and other medical facilities and not target them or use them for military operations.
The United Nations Security Council should remind the parties in Yemen that attacks on hospitals violate international humanitarian law, and that those responsible for such attacks are subject to travel bans and asset freezes under Resolution 2140, the statement said.
“The fighting in Yemen is terrible enough without both sides bringing the battle into hospitals,” said Joe Stork, deputy Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “Attacks on medical facilities prevent people who are injured from the fighting to get critical, life-saving care.”
The Houthis have been besieging the city preventing supplies and aid from reaching the people in some cities including Aden and Taiz for months.
A blockade by the Saudi-led Arab coalition on all Yemeni sea, land and air routes has boosted the suffering.
Scores of people have lately died of dengue fever in many Yemeni cities including Hodeida as international organizations were warning of an imminent collapse of the country's healthcare system and spread of diseases amid the persistent lack of life-saving medicines and other key supplies including power and fuels.
Many hospitals have shut down because of the lacks of fuels and power outages.
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