Children inflicted with cancer in Yemen in dire need for help

STORY: Children inflicted with cancer in Yemen in dire need for help DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Sanaa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of children suffering from leukemia in the Pediatric Leukemia Treatment Center in Sanaa, Yemen's capital 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SALEH AL-KHAWLANI, Father of an ailing child 3. various of children suffering from leukemia in the Pediatric Leukemia Treatment Center in Sanaa, Yemen's capital STORYLINE: More than seven years of war and blockade have plunged Yemen deep into one of the world's worst humanitarian crises and left millions without health care. Cancer patients, including children, often have to wait in long lines and travel miles to get their vital treatment. The Houthi-controlled health ministry in Sanaa said that the death rate of leukemia patients increased to nearly 50 percent because of the scarcity of medical staff, medicines, and equipment. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): SALEH AL-KHAWLANI, Father of an ailing child "The price of everythi