Five executive projects totaling $19,496,000 were signed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) for Yemen, Sudan, and Syria.
The agreements address Sudan's renal dialysis supply gap, the payment of salaries to medical professionals, and the provision of dialysis supplies and equipment.
The agreements also aim to reduce the number of cholera cases in Yemen, provide medical assistance to individuals injured by an earthquake in Syria, halt the measles outbreak among young Yemenis, and improve water and sanitation facilities at medical facilities.
26, May 2024, Geneva. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) inked five executive projects for the nations of Yemen, Sudan, and Syria, totaling $19,496,000. The parties reached consensus on several issues during their attendance at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva. The five agreements were signed in the presence of Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, Ambassador Abdulmohsen bin Khothaila, Saudi Arabia's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, and Advisor at the Royal Court, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah. Acquire 100 dialysis machines, supply enough dialysis supplies for about 235,000 sessions, and spend $5 million on compensation for medical professionals across 77 dialysis centers.
To lower the death rate among patients suffering from renal failure in different Sudanese states, the first agreement attempts to alleviate the country's acute dialysis supply shortfall. We'll do this by offering materials for dialysis. A total of $4,746,000 is allotted in the second agreement to help those impacted by the earthquake in Syria with medical care. The third deal, which is valued at three million dollars, intends to prevent Yemeni children under five from contracting measles.
The fourth agreement, worth $3,750,000, intends to improve sanitation and water services in medical facilities, ensuring that Yemen's most vulnerable citizens have sustained access to water supplies. In compliance with the agreement, ten distinct healthcare facilities will drill solar-powered wells. The fifth agreement, which is valued at three million dollars, intends to lower Yemen's cholera case count. As part of its humanitarian and relief endeavors, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is implementing these agreements via KSrelief. The objective of these endeavors is to support the health sectors in underserved nations, improve their capacities, and fulfill their basic medical needs.
