Letter to WHO Health Cluster in Yemen

Sent: May 23rd, 2015

Dr. Iman Ahmed, Yesterday, the director of the May 22nd hospital (Aden) notified the Higher Medical Public Committee in Aden (HMPCA) that one of the WHO officers was able to visit them and deliver 6 cartons of Ringer's Solution as well as 2 Dressing kits. I requested for Dr. AbdulNasser Alwali (+967733791544) to have his team send me their needs assessment reports, that is a detailed listing of what they urgently needed, and I have attached them for you to review (see PDF files #1, 2, and 3). Secondly, there are approximately 366 patients with severe injuries that need to be transferred elsewhere for treatment (see PDF file #4). On May 11th, with the help of PAC (Physicians Across Continents), HMPCA were able to safely transfer 30 critically wounded patients across sea to Djibouti. Therefore, a similar transport process facilitated by PAC or any other agency is still needed for those remaining patients. Lastly, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) team in Aden continue to avoid supporting the health facilities in Aden. On May 19th, I contacted the ICRC delegation (Sana'a Yemen) regarding this issue; however, I have not received any response from them and the team continues to avoid the local health authorities there. Therefore, it is my sincere hope that you will look into this matter because their support is greatly needed at this time. Once again, thank you for all your help and if there is anything that you need please let me know. Thank you for your time. __________________________ Omran Alsalahi M.D. candidate at Eastern Virginia Medical School M.S. in Biomedical Sciences Graduate Certificate in Global Medicine

5/22/15, 10:59:35 AM: د. عبد الناصر الوالي: دكتورنا العزيز منظمه الصحه العالميه جزاها الله خير اعطتنا سته كراتين محلول رينجر و2دريسنج كت ونحن نشكرهم ونرجو تعزيز دعمهم
5/22/15, 10:59:35 AM: د. عبد الناصر الوالي: عبر الدكتور كليس
5/22/15, 11:00:21 AM: د. عبد الناصر الوالي: هذه رسالتين من نائب مدير مستشفى ٢٢ مايو عدن
5/22/15, 4:18:02 AM: Omran Alsalahi: And are the Red Cross team working in May 22 Hospital?
5/22/15, 5:47:41 AM: د. عبد الناصر الوالي: لا الصليب الأحمر لايعمل ولا باي مكان
(translation: No the Red Cross does not work anywhere)