GCC relief office discusses Yemen's humanitarian conditions
The Source: SABA NEW Online \ Saleh Ahmed - Thursday 13 / Jul. / 2017
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The 14th Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council's Office for Relief and
Humanitarian Coordination to Yemen discussed process of relief in Yemen
and efforts exerted by the government for improving humanitarian
conditions.
The meeting was held Thursday at King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Activities.
Vice Minister of Local Administration and the Member of Supreme Relief Committee Abdulsalamba Abboud valued generous and huge efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the State of Kuwait for improving humanitarian and living conditions of different Yemeni society.
Ba-Abboud praised recent grant by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman for facing cholera, as a second support valued at USD 8 million. He expressed appreciation of the government for GCC countries' relief and humanitarian support to Yemen.
For his part, Vice Minister of Health Abdullah Dahan reviewed health condition in Yemen and improvement in facing cholera epidemic erupted in a number of governorates, confirming the GCC support has helped the government to alleviate effects of the epidemic.
He added that 98 percent of cholera infected cases have been recovered and many of watery diarrhea cases have been cured.
The meeting discussed the process of relief and support of the GCC country last month in addition to what donors will provide for Yemeni people in near future.
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