http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Yemen in talks with German Red Cross on activities expanding [The Source: seiyoun/hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 27/03/2010]

)- Hadramout Undersecretary Governor Omeir Mobarak held Saturday talks with the German Program Coordinator of the German Red Cross on the possibility of expanding the program activities in the country.

 

The talks dealt with the possible inclusion of some preventive activities to reduce the risk of epidemics of dangerous diseases such as malaria in some districts in the Valley Hadramout within the components of first aid to be implemented by the German Red Cross in Hadramout

during the two coming months.During the meeting, Mobarak praised Germany's support for the development process in Yemen, particularly the exerted effort by GTZ to support the rural development in Shibam city.He showed readiness of the local authority in the Valley and the Desert to coordinate with the Education Office in the valley for the success of the new project of the German Red Cross.For her part, the German coordinator reviewed results of Health Education Program carried out by the German Red Cross in coordination with the Yemeni Red Crescent branch in Wadi Hadramout.She clarified the project includes training and qualification in the field of health education and distribution of health materials to the trainees to implement awareness programs to spread health awareness in the community.