Saudi Arabia’s aid agency provides drinking water to Yemenis

RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) continues to carry out water and environmental sanitation projects in various parts of war-torn Yemen.
From April 30 to May 6, 301,000 liters of drinking water were pumped into tank in Al-Khokha district in Hodeidah.
The center also transferred waste to landfills as part of its campaign to remove waste from Al-Khokha directorate, and carried out a disinfection campaign to combat disease vectors in the directorate and camps of displaced Yemenis.
Over 90,000 liters of drinking water were pumped into tanks in different directorates of Hajjah governorate benefiting 5,600 people.
Getting water often involves several days of searching, forcing families to rely on contaminated water, which can lead to the spread of diseases and illnesses.
KSRelief clinics continued to provide medical treatments and health care services in Yemen’s Al-Khokha directorate in partnership with the Taiba Foundation for Development, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
During the period between April 20 and May 6, the integrated-care clinics received 2,556 patients, the immunization clinics received
9 and other departments received 256 patients.
KSRelief also signed an agreement with the Selah Foundation for Development to begin the second phase of the dialysis center in Yemen’s Al-Dhale province.
The agreement was signed by KSRelief’s assistant supervisor general for operations and programs, Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz, at the center’s premises in Riyadh. The dialysis center will provide a local service for patients suffering from kidney failure. It will also include a counseling clinic for patients.
The agreement states that KSRelief will provide materials sufficient for 6,000 dialysis processes and will also provide the necessary equipment and staff to keep the center running, as well as providing meals for patients.