Kuwait offers $59 mln in medical supplies to Yemenis
Kuwait offered USD 59
million as medical supplies to Yemeni people to help them withstand the
humanitarian crisis in their country, said Kuwaiti Health Minister Basel
Al-Sabah on Tuesday.
"Kuwait responded to
the appeal of the Yemeni people and provided medicine to cover shortages in
Yemeni hospitals", he was quoted by KUNA news agency as saying.
During a reception ceremony
held in honor of the Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the
World Health Organization (WHO) Ahmad Mandhari, the Minister explained that
Kuwait enjoyed a common relationship with WHO for six decades, positively
contributing to World Health Programs and supporting emergency and relief
plans.
"The State of Kuwait is
keen on following up with latest international health and medical programs,
policies, and plans", the Kuwaiti minister said.
He stressed the importance
of Kuwait's technical cooperation with international organizations in various
health fields, in line with the World Sustainable Development Goals 2030, WHO's
Program of Action (2019-2023), and the strategy of cooperation between the two
sides.
