Saudi Arabia sends medical aid to cholera-hit Yemen

ADEN_ 26 June 2017: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Monday sent large shipments of medicines to hospitals in Yemen’s Ma'rib governorate to contain the outbreak of cholera epidemic.

About 98% of Yemeni cases infected with cholera were cured, except for five persons who died for their delay in seeking treatment, Al Arabiya news channel reported.

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the KSrelief signed an agreement worth dlrs 8.3 million to support the ongoing efforts to control the cholera outbreak in Yemen.

A convoy comprising 20 trucks laden with medicines will head to cholera-hit Yemeni areas on Tuesday, Saudi ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Saeed al Jaber said.