Workshop on malnutrition in Yemen to start in London
The Source: SANA'A/hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 21/02/2011
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Minister of Public Helath and Population Abdul-Karim Rase'a headed on Monday for Britain to partake in Yemen Forum and UNICEF Workshop on malnutrition in Yemen to start Tuesday in London.
The workshop aims at developing an urgent and effective response to face malnutrition in Yemen.Speaking to Saba, Rase'a made it clear that the workshop would discuss a number of issues relating to food security in Yemen in general and malnutrition in particular.The workshop would focus on the current status of malnutrition among children under five throughout the country and among residents of internally displaced people (IDP), as well as the general framework of national policies, including the national strategy on nutrition in Yemen, Rase'a explained.He pointed out that the workshop would also consider trends of the donor countries and organizations in the food aid area, noting that the food security is an important priority in the program of the Yemeni government.
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