Thousands of Yemeni renal disease patients at risk of death amid supply shortage

STORY: Thousands of Yemeni renal disease patients at risk of death amid supply shortage DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the renal disease ward at the Al-Thawra hospital in Sanaa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAMDAN SALEMIN, Deputy Director of Al-Thawra hospital 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ALI AL-EZZI, renal disease patient 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): ALI AL-EZZI, renal disease patient STORYLINE: Health officials in Yemeni capital Sanaa warned that over 5,000 renal failure patients are at risk of death because there may not be enough essential supplies to keep local dialysis centers going. Fear and anxiety ran rampant in the renal disease ward of the Al-Thawra Hospital in the Houthi-controlled capital, which provided dialysis treatment for hundreds of patients every day. "A severe shortage of medical supplies" is the most pressing problem at the dialysis center, according to Hamdan Salemin, the hospital's deputy director. He warned that if the