King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre supports WHO ’s health response in Yemen

9 August 2016 – With support from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre WHO continues to provide lifesaving health, nutrition and environmental services for millions of people in Yemen. To date, the Centre has donated more than US$ 22 million to support WHO’s response activities in Yemen. Funds received have allowed WHO to provide 120 metric tonnes of essential medicines and medical supplies to hospitals in Abyan, Aden, Al-Dhalea, Al-Mahra, Shabwah, Lahj, Hadramout, Taiz (enclave), Al-Jawf, Marib and Socotra governorates in 2016. These include emergency health supplies, trauma supplies, and medicines for the treatment of diarrhoeal diseases. Funds from the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre were also used to support polio immunization activities for 4.7 million children in the country. Additionally, WHO has been able to dispatch 25 integrated mobile health teams, deploy 12 primary health care teams to areas where health care services are limited, and ensure referral services through the provision of 7 ambulances in Hajjah, Sa'ada, Al-Dhalea, Amran, Taiz (inside and outside the enclave), Hadramout, Al-Hodeida, Aden, Abyan, Sana'a, Shabwah and Al-Mahweet governorates. As part of preparedness activities for malaria and dengue fever, WHO has also conducted fogging campaigns in  Aden and Al-Hodeida governorates, targeting 10 462 and 64 737 households, respectively, covering 64 737 people in Aden and 587 270 in Al-Hodeida. To ensure the functional...
Source: WHO EMRO News - Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news