Batch of 90 Yemenis arrive in India for treatment:
Under UAE’s humanitarian initiative, first batch of patients received treatment and some have returned home.
New Delhi: A second batch of Yemeni patients, who were seriously injured in various incidents in their war-torn country, arrived in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Friday morning as part of an Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) humanitarian initiative announced by the UAE leadership
The fresh batch of 90 patients arrived after the successful treatment of the initial batch that had arrived in April in New Delhi, of whom 29 patients have already gone back home in the past few weeks.
With most of them having suffered serious injuries — some have lost at least one limb and are expecting amputation of the other — the patients have pinned their hopes on the UAE’s humanitarian mission for support and recovery.
A private plane carrying 90 patients arrived in the Indian capital around 7am on Friday and officials at the UAE Embassy in New Delhi and medical teams received them with full-fledged arrangements for their smooth transportation to hospitals.
The move follows the directives of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai; His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces; and Shaikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and chairman of the ERC, to alleviate Yemeni brethren’s suffering and stand by them as they have faced grave violations at the hands of Al Houthi militias.
Dr Salem Al Danhani, Deputy Chief of the Mission at the UAE Embassy who received the patients on Friday morning, told Gulf News that the patients were smoothly transported to VPS Rockland hospitals with the cooperation of local authorities. “We are grateful to Indian authorities for their assistance,” he said.
He said many patients in the first batch were delighted that the treatment led to their limb being saved which was otherwise expected to be amputated. The medical history of some patients suggested that a seriously injured limb would have to be amputated. The patients also had developed severe infections in their limbs.
The humanitarian and health conditions in Yemen have reached deeply worrying conditions due to Al Houthi militias’ refusal to allow rescue and medical aids to reach different areas in Yemen. The UAE continues to provide rescue and development aid to Yemeni people. The UAE has provided more than $2 million development aid to Yemeni people since the crisis began. Previously, the ERC had sent medical and rescue vehicles to Yemen to treat the injured.
