In follow up to the news that Canada to donate almost 18 million surplus AstraZeneca doses to low- and middle-income countries. We would like to bring to your attention that Yemen a very low income country with people losing their lives everyday due to medical conditions, war, starvation and now due to Covid-19.

In a context where civilians have been deliberately attacked by all sides, COVID-19 has added a new layer to the unspeakable suffering for millions of civilians in Yemen. United Nations has called Yemen the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

In May, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Mark Lowcock indicated that Covid-19 was pushing Yemen’s healthcare system to collapse.

We ask our Canadian government to consider Yemen in this generous donation of the Vaccination.