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A newly constructed cholera treatment center run by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) in Abs, Yemen, was bombed the Saudi/UAE/US coalition on Monday. (Photo: MSF)
Senator: "Let Me Repeat... The US Helped Bomb A DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS CHOLERA TREATMENT FACILITY"
"Whether intentional or a result of negligence, it is totally unacceptable," said the medical aid group in a statement
Jun 11, 2018
After the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres on Monday announced that a newly constructed cholera treatment center in Yemen was bombed on Monday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)--who has led the fight in the U.S. Senate to end the U.S. military's key role in assisting Saudi Arabia's assault on its war-torn and poverty-stricken neighbor--lashed out in disgust and anger on social media.
According to MSF, the clinic in the city of Abs was empty at the time and no patients or medical personnel were injured or killed in the attack, but the building--which the group says was clearly marked on its roof as a healthcare facility--is now completely non-functional and operations have now been suspended in the area.
"This morning's attack on an MSF cholera treatment center (CTC) by the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition (SELC) shows complete disrespect for medical facilities and patients," declared Joao Martins, MSF's head of mission in Yemen. "Whether intentional or a result of negligence, it is totally unacceptable. The compound was clearly marked as a health facility and its coordinates were shared with the SELC. With only half of health facilities in Yemen fully functional, nearly 10 million people in acute need, and an anticipated outbreak of cholera, the CTC had been built to save lives. MSF has temporarily frozen its activities in Abs until the safety of its staff and patients is guaranteed."
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After the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres on Monday announced that a newly constructed cholera treatment center in Yemen was bombed on Monday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)--who has led the fight in the U.S. Senate to end the U.S. military's key role in assisting Saudi Arabia's assault on its war-torn and poverty-stricken neighbor--lashed out in disgust and anger on social media.
According to MSF, the clinic in the city of Abs was empty at the time and no patients or medical personnel were injured or killed in the attack, but the building--which the group says was clearly marked on its roof as a healthcare facility--is now completely non-functional and operations have now been suspended in the area.
"This morning's attack on an MSF cholera treatment center (CTC) by the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition (SELC) shows complete disrespect for medical facilities and patients," declared Joao Martins, MSF's head of mission in Yemen. "Whether intentional or a result of negligence, it is totally unacceptable. The compound was clearly marked as a health facility and its coordinates were shared with the SELC. With only half of health facilities in Yemen fully functional, nearly 10 million people in acute need, and an anticipated outbreak of cholera, the CTC had been built to save lives. MSF has temporarily frozen its activities in Abs until the safety of its staff and patients is guaranteed."
After the international humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres on Monday announced that a newly constructed cholera treatment center in Yemen was bombed on Monday, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.)--who has led the fight in the U.S. Senate to end the U.S. military's key role in assisting Saudi Arabia's assault on its war-torn and poverty-stricken neighbor--lashed out in disgust and anger on social media.
According to MSF, the clinic in the city of Abs was empty at the time and no patients or medical personnel were injured or killed in the attack, but the building--which the group says was clearly marked on its roof as a healthcare facility--is now completely non-functional and operations have now been suspended in the area.
"This morning's attack on an MSF cholera treatment center (CTC) by the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition (SELC) shows complete disrespect for medical facilities and patients," declared Joao Martins, MSF's head of mission in Yemen. "Whether intentional or a result of negligence, it is totally unacceptable. The compound was clearly marked as a health facility and its coordinates were shared with the SELC. With only half of health facilities in Yemen fully functional, nearly 10 million people in acute need, and an anticipated outbreak of cholera, the CTC had been built to save lives. MSF has temporarily frozen its activities in Abs until the safety of its staff and patients is guaranteed."
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