Communications with Dr. AbdulNasser Alwali via WhatsApp messenger
5/15/15, 2:21:05 PM: Omran Alsalahi: Contact Dr. xxx the warehouse should be filled with supplies according to WHO
5/15/15, 2:21:27 PM: Omran Alsalahi: And let me know what he says when you do
5/16/15, 12:01:35 AM: Dr. AbdulNasser Alwali:
د. عبد الناصر الوالي: الناس قد ماتت وهم عادهم بايرسلوا. امس الصليب الأحمر أوصل الى مستشفى٢٢ مايو. ادويه ومستلزمات لخمسين مريض فقط
(Translation: Patients have already died and they are still in process of figuring out the logistics. Yesterday, the Red Cross delivered to May 22nd Hospital medicine and supplies enough for 50 patients only!)
In depth into the issue (based on ReliefWeb Reports):
"Response efforts in the south are lagging behind efforts elsewhere due to ongoing insecurity. Partners have faced difficulties accessing warehouses and implementing programmes, mainly in parts of Aden, Abyan, Al Dhale’e, and Shabwah. However, some activities do continue in these locations – including pre-positioning of WASH supplies, NFIs, emergency shelter materials yesterday...Pre-positioning of medical supplies in parts of Al Dhale’e, Abyan, Lahj or Aden has faced significant challenges due to insecurity. Partners expect to be able to access warehouses tomorrow."
[OCHA, Situation Report #3, May 15th, 2015
"The humanitarian pause in Yemen largely continued to hold for its second day, allowing aid agencies to pre-position supplies and deliver assistance in many locations. However, clashes continued to be reported in some locations – mainly in the south, challenging aid delivery efforts...In Aden, partners could not access a warehouse containing health supplies yesterday due to insecurity."
[OCHA, [Situation Report#2, May 14th 2015 (http://reliefweb.int/…/yemen-humanitarian-pause-situation-r…)]
"humanitarian pause", defined as: “a cessation of hostilities negotiated purely for humanitarian purposes.” This means a short break in the fighting, sometimes in designated areas, with explicit guarantees given by relevant warring parties to humanitarian actors on the ground so that aid can get through to affected-people. A ‘humanitarian pause’ can be a vital pause in hostilities, providing a life-saving respite for civilians."
[By Natasha Scripture, OCHA Communications Officer, May13th 2015: (https://medium.com/…/what-is-a-humanitarian-pause-and-what-…')]
Conclusion:
Therefore, as of now there has been no "humanitarian pause" in the South, as all routs to Aden for the delivery of life saving aid seems to be "inaccessible" due to security concerns.
Omran Alsalahi
M.D. candidate at Eastern Virginia Medical School
M.S. in Biomedical Sciences
Graduate Certificate in Global Medicine
330.221.0063
Alsalaoh@evms.edu
Omran Alsalahi
M.D. candidate at Eastern Virginia Medical School
M.S. in Biomedical Sciences
Graduate Certificate in Global Medicine
330.221.0063
Alsalaoh@evms.edu
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