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Dutch grant worth € 3 mln for reproductive health in Yemen
[The Source: SANA'A\Hadhramaut\Saba - Saturday -29/Nov./2014]
Yemen and the Kingdom of Netherlands signed here on Thursday a € 3 million grant agreement to finance medical supplies for the reproductive health program in Yemen.
Under the agreement, which was signed by Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Riadh Yassin and d'Affairs of Dutch embassy in Sana'a, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sana'a will be in charge of purchasing and delivering the medical supplies to the program for the next two years, 2015 -2016.
The agreement aims to provide basic health services to the citizens, especially women and children.
After the singing of the agreement, the minister expressed Yemen's appreciation to the Dutch government and the UNFPA for their support for the health programs in Yemen.
On another hand, Dr. Yassin discussed here with the health official in the Middle East and North Africa at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), who is currently visiting Yemen, the health cooperation relations between his ministry and the Committee.
The meeting touched on the health situation in the provinces where the ICRC is working in particular and in Yemen in general, as well as the areas of coordination between the ministry and the committee to provide medical services to the needy in the tension and conflict areas.
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