Yemen: General Police Hospital in Sana'a; number of beds and doctors; management of the hospital and whether it reports to the government; whether doctors are able to work for opposition parties
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 3 September 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | YEM32651.E |
| Reference | 2 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Yemen: General Police Hospital in Sana'a; number of beds and doctors; management of the hospital and whether it reports to the government; whether doctors are able to work for opposition parties, 3 September 1999, YEM32651.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad703c.html [accessed 29 May 2023] |
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No mention of a Yemen/General Police Hospital in Sana'a could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
A medical doctor with the University of Ottawa, who is of Yemeni origin and recently travelled to Sana'a as part of a Canadian medical team, stated in a 2 September 1999 telephone interview that he was unaware of a "police" hospital in that city. However, he stated that there is a military hospital in Sana'a with, in his estimation, 150 - 200 beds and "at least 50 doctors."
In further information, the following was obtained from several different travel Websites that identify the information as coming from Columbus publications: "Health care: The major hospitals in Sana'a are: Al Thawra, Al Jumhuriyya and Al Kuwait. In Aden there is the Al Jumhuriyya , the Saudi Hospital and the Refinery Hospital. Most large cities have a general hospital" (Columbus n.d.; Columbus Publishing 1999; Columbus Press 1998/9).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Columbus. n.d. World Travel Guide in Association with TII.
Columbus Press. 1998/99. Lycos Destination Guide.
Columbus Publishing. 1999. Columbus Travel Guides.
Medical Doctor, University of Ottawa. 2 September 1999. Telephone interview.
Additional Sources Consulted
Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. 1960 -1998.
Yemen Human Rights Guard. February 1999. Report on Yemen 1998.
Electronic sources: IRB Databases, LEXIS/NEXIS, Internet, REFWORLD, World News Connection (WNC).
