Yemen launches comprehensive anti-schistosomiasis campaign
The Source: SANA'A/hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 25/12/2010
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Regional Deputy Director of the World Health Organization Abdullah al Saadi arrived for a few -day official visit to Yemen on Friday. The visit comes at the invitation of the Ministry of Public Health and Population to participate in the launch of the comprehensive national campaign against schistosomiasis.
The campaign begins today in Sana'a, Rima, Mahweet, Dhale and Saada and it will be organized by the Ministry in cooperation with WHO.The campaign will target the people aged 6 years and over on December 25-28.Director of the national programme to combat bilharzias Abdullah Ushaish said the programme will target 7 million people over the next six years of those infected or vulnerable to the disease.He also said that previous statistics estimated the number of the people with the disease at 3 million.
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