The UAE will help to recruit doctors and deliver crucial supplies for hospitals in Yemen under a major healthcare drive.
The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation is leading the humanitarian initiative aimed at bolstering healthcare services available to the Yemeni people in Shabwa province.
The programme is being carried out under the directives of President Sheikh Mohamed.
Progress will be overseen by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Foundation.
"The project involves repairing, renovating, and stocking Shabwa hospitals with medical supplies, as well as staffing them with doctors and specialists to maintain their smooth operation and provide adequate healthcare services to the Yemeni people," state news agency Wam reported.
"Work on the project will commence in two phases: the first will comprise equipping and repairing four key hospitals that are a priority for the population, followed by the second phase, which will cover 12 other hospitals in several areas of Shabwa."
Salem Al Nasi, assistant undersecretary of the Shabwa Governorate, emphasised the importance of the project in supporting the health sector.
He expressed his thanks to the Khalifa Foundation, the humanitarian arm of the Emirates.
The project's launch ceremony was attended by a number of Yemeni officials and people.
Humanitarian drive
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The Emirates Red Crescent's mobile clinic provided healthcare services to 543 people of all ages in July in the Hadramawt governorate, eastern Yemen. All photos: Wam -
The Emirates Red Crescent's mobile clinic in Hadramawt governorate plays its part in the UAE's humanitarian efforts to end the suffering of the Yemeni people after years of war. -
The Emirates Red Crescent's mobile clinic takes health care to many far-flung Yemeni communities. -
This year, the Emirates Red Crescent said its Ramadan campaign had assisted more than seven million people in Yemen with food, clothing and medical services. -
The Emirates Red Crescent says it has supplied services to almost 16,000 people in Yemen. -
The Emirates Red Crescent's mobile clinic serving Yemeni citizens in Hadramawt Governorate. The Yemen health programmes follow a directive from President Sheikh Mohamed. More than $6.3 billion of aid has been sent to Yemen since 2015. -
The Emirates Red Crescent mobile health clinic assisted 543 people in July, according to Dr Wajdi Al Akberi, the supervisor of the medical team. -
Staff from the Emirates Red Crescent's mobile clinic at work in Hadramawt governorate. The Emirati team performs check-ups on patients in rural areas that do not have health facilities. They provide treatment for many conditions. -
The Emirates Red Crescent's mobile clinic on the road in Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. -
The Emirates Red Crescent's mobile clinic team provides services to many people in Hadramawt who struggle to survive and hope the ceasefire in Yemen will give them a chance. -
The Emirates Red Crescent's mobile clinic vehicles provided healthcare services to 543 people in July in Hadramawt Governorate.
The UAE has over the years reiterated its commitment to providing essential health care to the people of Yemen.
The Emirates Red Crescent's mobile clinic in the Hadhramaut governorate of Yemen has provided healthcare services for almost 16,000 people, the humanitarian organisation said on Saturday.
The clinic, which provides free healthcare services and medicine for people living in far-flung areas, helped 543 people in July.
Dr Wajdi Al Akberi, the supervisor of the medical team, said 15,784 people have to date benefited from the clinic services.
The clinic is part of the UAE's humanitarian efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people and deliver healthcare services to remote areas, state news agency Wam reported.
In March, the ERC said more than seven million people had benefited from its Ramadan programmes in the Yemeni governorates of Shabwa, Hadramwt, Taez, Hodeidah, Aden and Socotra.
Clothes, food and other humanitarian aid were distributed in time for Ramadan in April.
The programmes follow a directive from President Sheikh Mohamed. The UAE has provided Yemen with more than $6.3 billion of aid since 2015.
