Mousavi Seyyed Meysam, Anjomshoa Mina
Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Int J Equity Health. 2020 Jul 11;19(1):120. doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-01231-2.
Yemen is suffering deadly airstrikes and heavy bombardment since March 2015 which has created one of the most severe humanitarian crises worldwide. In this miserable situation, several communicable diseases have massively re-emerged including cholera, diarrhea, dengue, and measles, as a result of weapons used during the years of war according to geospatial patterns of the infected cases. According to the world health organization (WHO), only 51% of health care facilities across the country are fully functional, mainly due to the war. The fragile health system has extremely limited capacity to adopt and implement effective preparedness and response measures to the COVID-19 outbreak. The first and most imperative step to combat COVID-19 in Yemen is ending the devastating war without delay and terminating the land, sea and air blockade imposed by the coalition. International humanitarian organizations should also dedicate a high level joint action to implement a series of well-coordinated measures emphasizing both whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to protect Yemenis' right in life and health.
自2015年3月以来，也门一直遭受致命空袭和猛烈轰炸，这造成了全球最严重的人道主义危机之一。在这种悲惨的情况下，由于多年战争期间使用的武器，根据感染病例的地理空间模式，包括霍乱、腹泻、登革热和麻疹在内的几种传染病大量再次出现。根据世界卫生组织（WHO）的数据，该国仅有51%的医疗设施能全面运转，主要原因是战争。脆弱的卫生系统采取和实施针对新冠疫情的有效防范和应对措施的能力极其有限。在也门抗击新冠疫情的首要且最紧迫的步骤是立即结束这场毁灭性的战争，并解除联军实施的陆地、海上和空中封锁。国际人道主义组织也应开展高级别联合行动，实施一系列协调良好的措施，强调政府和社会整体应对的方法，以保护也门人在生命和健康方面的权利。
