The United Nations said Tuesday that the World Health Organization (WHO) was able to deliver urgently needed supplies to the port city of Aden, Yemen. "The humanitarian and health situation in Yemen continues to deteriorate, but the health situation is especially critical in Aden, with many people no longer having direct access to food, fuel, medical care and safe drinking-water," Dr. Ahmed Shadoul, WHO representative in Yemen, said in a statement. According to the WHO, the life-saving health supplies contained 46.4 metric tons of medicines, medical supplies, and water and sanitation supplies for over 84,000 people in eight districts of Aden governorate. The U.N. agency said that it also conducted rapid testing for dengue fever and malaria and provided support to a hospital in Aden to resume functionality of its fever/dengue ward and trauma management center.
