KSRelief funds oxygen stations at Yemen hospitals

One of the eleven Oxygen Station funded by the KSRelief for hospitals in Yemen. (SPA)

• KSrelief is funding oxygen stations at 11 hospitals across Yemen, including Houthi-occupied territories
• KSRelief has also launched rapid response efforts and stepped up its medical relief and health assistance in Yemen

RIYADH: The King Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid and Relief (KSRelief) is funding oxygen stations at 11 hospitals across Yemen, including Houthi-occupied territories.
The stations will ensure uninterrupted oxygen supply and are part of KSRelief’s humanitarian efforts in the war-torn country.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Moallem, director for health and environment aid at KSRelief, told Arab News: “This dedicated medical project for 11 oxygen stations will produce and ensure centralized oxygen supply to 11 hospitals in parts of Yemen, including Sanaa and other Houthi-occupied territories.
“This indicates that we are impartial and looking forward to future cooperation and humanitarian efforts to all Yemeni people, irrespective of any differences.” 
Houthi seizures in Taiz had resulted in scarcity of the oxygen supplies, Al-Moallem said.
KSRelief was working with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the $1.45 million project, he said.
A contract outlining the partnership was signed under the supervision of Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, adviser at the Royal Court and the supervisor general of the KSRelief, and by Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz, assistant general supervisor for Operations and Programs at KSRelief, and WHO representative in Yemen Nevio Zagaria.
KSRelief has also launched rapid response efforts and stepped up its medical relief and health assistance. Three specialized medical teams will provide treatment to injured Yemenis, pro-legitimate government or Houthi supporters.
Specialized medical teams will visit three different regions in Yemen and provide medical assistance to help the injured.
A specialized medical team of 25 doctors is already working in Marib governorate to provide health services to all Yemenis, while two other specialized teams are operating in Taiz and Aden.