World Health Organization announces 21 tons of medicines shipped to Yemen

A nurse attends to a boy infected with cholera at a hospital in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen May 14, 2017. (Reuters)

DUBAI: The World Health Organization announced the arrival of 21 tons of medicine and medical supplies to Yemen on Saturday, which included ones needed for treatment of chronic diseases and cholera, Saudi state-news channel Al-Ekhbariya reported.
“Two planes landed at Sanaa airport this week carrying medicines for emergency injuries set to meet the needs of 3,200 people in need medical care,” the agency said.