Hospital in Yemen’s Taiz warns of collapse in days because of Houthi siege
Dialysis patients face shorter treatment sessions as severe shortages of fuel, medicines, and oxygen threaten hospitals.
Al Jazeera English reports: Dialysis patients face shorter treatment sessions as severe shortages of fuel, medicines, and oxygen threaten hospitals.
This health story centres on Yemen. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Yemen’s Taiz and Houthi.
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- Yemen · Middle East
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- Yemen’s Taiz, Houthi
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- Health
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