JEDDAH, 4 November — The World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) said it allocated SR285,000 to set up a health center for the Afghan refugees in the Pakistani border town of Peshawar as part of a wider program to assist the people of Afghanistan.
WAMY Assistant Secretary-General Dr. Abdul Wahab Noorwali said they approved a relief package worth SR600,000 to provide urgently needed supplies to the Afghan refugees.
The first consignment of the relief assistance made up of 440 tons of foodstuffs and 20,000 blankets at a cost of SR300,000 has already been sent to the displaced Afghans in Herat province.
A provincial hospital set up by WAMY in Afghanistan’s Paktia region is providing health care services to 300,000 inhabitants, mostly vulnerable groups.
Dr. Noorwali said WAMY and the United Nations Food Program have agreed to jointly implement a project known as "Hospital Feeding" catering to hospital patients in Chamkani district in Paktian. Under the terms of the agreement the WFP will supply $5.12 million worth of foodstuffs including wheat, flour, cooking oil, pulses and sugar.
