Yemen’s Health Minster Meets MSF’s Country Director

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Yemeni Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Mohammed Salim bin Hafedh met with Country Director of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Middle East in the capital Sana’a on Thursday.

During the meeting, the minister reviewed the humanitarian situation in the country and the effects and challenges facing the health sector as well as the lack of medicines and medical supplies.

The officials discussed the mechanisms of coordination between the ministry and the organization regarding the common goals and the ministry’s priorities, which will be implemented during the coming period.

Hafedh also confirmed that the government will work to facilitate the activities of the various international organizations in Yemen, including Doctors Without Borders.

For her part, the MSF’s official affirmed the organization’s readiness to expand the areas of support for the health sector in the war-torn country, noting that it is operating in areas that are in urgent need of medical and humanitarian aid.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team