Kuwait sends USD 5 mln medical aid to Yemen


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The Kuwaiti Supreme Committee for Relief (KSCR) announced that medical aid worth USD five million arrived in Yemen to be distributed to Yemenis in a bid to alleviate their suffering.
In a press statement Thursday, Dr. Mohammad Al-Sharhan, head of heath committee affiliated to the KSCR, said a shipment of medicines arrived at Aden Airport and will be distributed to hospitals and medical centers in the southern governorates across the country.
The shipment consisting of 13 huge containers comes in implementation of a complete relief plan for Yemenis, he said, revealing His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah allocated a sum of USD 100 million for this relief.
The plan of health committee works on providing medicines for patients and rehabilitating health infrastructure of Yemen's hospitals and medical centers, he noted.
Some medical teams were dispatched to that Arab country to treat and care for its patients, he said, expressing his gratitude to His Highness the Amir for his care for Yemenis so as to alleviate their suffering.


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