UAE introduces project to support Yemen’s healthcare sector

SMA NEWS – ABUDHABI
The UAE will help to recruit doctors and deliver crucial supplies for hospitals in Yemen under a major healthcare drive.
The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation is leading the humanitarian initiative aimed at bolstering healthcare services available to the Yemeni people in Shabwa province.
The programme is being carried out under the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed.
Progress will be overseen by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Foundation.
“The project involves repairing, renovating, and stocking Shabwa hospitals with medical supplies, as well as staffing them with doctors and specialists to maintain their smooth operation and provide adequate healthcare services to the Yemeni people,” state news agency Wam reported.
“Work on the project will commence in two phases: the first will comprise equipping and repairing four key hospitals that are a priority for the population, followed by the second phase, which will cover 12 other hospitals in several areas of Shabwa.”
The UAE has over the years reiterated its commitment to providing essential health care to the people of Yemen.
The Emirates Red Crescent’s mobile clinic in the Hadhramaut governorate of Yemen has provided healthcare services for almost 16,000 people, the humanitarian organisation said on Saturday.
The clinic, which provides free healthcare services and medicine for people living in far-flung areas, helped 543 people in July.
The clinic is part of the UAE’s humanitarian efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people and deliver healthcare services to remote areas, state news agency Wam reported.