Wounded Houthis overwhelm Sanaa hospitals — Asharq Al-Awsat
In Sanaa, Yemen, several public hospitals have restricted admissions of critically ill civilian patients, as intensive care units, emergency departments and other wards are being reserved for wounded Houthi fighters. Asharq Al-Awsat reports, citing medical sources in the Houthi-controlled city.
According to the publication's sources, the Houthi-controlled Health Ministry ordered several public medical facilities to limit the hospitalization of patients in critical condition. This applies in particular to Al-Thawra, Al-Jumhuri, Police, Military, Al-Quds, 48th and Kuwait hospitals — among the leading hospitals in the capital.
Resources reserved for fighters
Medical workers said the restrictions were introduced amid the arrival in Sanaa of a large number of dead and wounded Houthis following fighting on several fronts in Yemen. According to them, hospitals are allocating beds, equipment and entire departments for the wounded, including those requiring surgery or intensive care.
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Medical facility staff also reported increased security around some hospitals. According to them, media representatives have been restricted from access, while information about the identities and condition of the wounded brought from the front is not being disclosed. A Sanaa resident named Ahmed told the publication that his family was unable to obtain the necessary treatment for a relative at Al-Jumhuri Hospital due to a lack of resources.
Criticism of the Houthis
Against the backdrop of pressure on the healthcare system, activists affiliated with the group and former fighters criticized the Houthis. Former fighter Abdullah Sharaf al-Mahdi accused the group's leaders of using fighters' deaths for their own interests and neglecting the families of the wounded and dead. He said officials and supervisors receive privileges, including property and financial payments.
Abdu Bishr, a member of the Houthi-controlled parliament in Sanaa, called on the group to pay salaries, release detainees and open airports. Activist and writer Zaid al-Kibsi, for his part, said the Houthis use poverty and the worsening economic situation to recruit young people and teenagers for combat operations.
