The founder of the Red Crescent humanitarian organisation in war-torn Yemen has died after being denied access to life-saving treatment, his family said, making him the latest victim of the collapse of the nation’s healthcare system. He could not be transferred abroad for treatment because of restrictions on movement imposed by Saudi Arabia. The UK has been criticised for selling arms to Saudi Arabia despite the high casualty rate of its US-backed airstrikes in Yemen. “It’s very hard to get anything in Yemen now, you can’t get the medicine, you can’t get the stents. He founded the Red Crescent in 1973, and remained as its general secretary until the early 2000s.

Source: The Guardian September 01, 2017 17:26 UTC