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KSrelief Mobile Clinics in Yemen’s Al-Khawkhah Receive 4,000 People in One Week

KSrelief Mobile Medical Clinics continue to provide aid in Yemen. SPA
KSrelief Mobile Medical Clinics continue to provide aid in Yemen. SPA
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KSrelief Mobile Clinics in Yemen’s Al-Khawkhah Receive 4,000 People in One Week

KSrelief Mobile Medical Clinics continue to provide aid in Yemen. SPA
KSrelief Mobile Medical Clinics continue to provide aid in Yemen. SPA

The Mobile Nutrition Clinics of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in Yemen's Al-Khawkhah District in Hodeidah Governorate continue to provide treatment services to the needy.

During the period of April 12 to 18, 2023, the clinics received 3,809 patients with various health conditions in different clinics and departments and provided them with necessary medical services. The clinics also provided 3,897 people with medications.

KSrelief clinics also continued providing treatment services at Waalan camp for displaced people in Yemen's Haradh District of Hajjah Governorate.

From April 12 to 18, the clinics received 65 people with various health conditions, and provided them with the necessary medical services.

The clinics also provided 67 individuals with medications and carried out two waste disposal activities.

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ICRC to Expand Syria Humanitarian Efforts beyond $100 Mln Program

A logo of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pictured in Geneva, Switzerland March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
A logo of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pictured in Geneva, Switzerland March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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ICRC to Expand Syria Humanitarian Efforts beyond $100 Mln Program

A logo of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pictured in Geneva, Switzerland March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
A logo of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is pictured in Geneva, Switzerland March 29, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) plans to expand its work in Syria significantly beyond an initial $100 million program, the organization's president said on Monday, citing pressing needs in the health, water and power sectors.
Syria requires $4.07 billion in aid this year, but only 33.1% has been funded, leaving a $2.73 billion gap, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The ICRC's expected expansion follows new access to all regions of the country after the toppling of president Bashar al-Assad last month.
"Our program originally for this year for Syria was $100 million, but we are likely to expand that significantly," ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric told Reuters on the sidelines of a visit to the country.
She said individual donor countries had already come forward with an increase in funding for Syria.
ICRC was one of the few international organizations still operating in Syria under Assad's rule, working on infrastructure projects including water and electricity systems.
"We need to expand that work, we have a lot to do in the health sector," she added.
The organization is engaged in rehabilitation work to sustain water provision at 40% to 50% of what it was before the war, but protection of water facilities remains important as some are close to places where fighting is still under way.
"There are facilities next to the Euphrates Lake that are specific to the protection requirement at the moment," she said.
Initial assessments to begin immediate rehabilitation of Syria’s electricity systems are partly complete, but urgent financial investments and adjustments to sanctions are now required, she added.
"Certain spare parts need to be allowed to come in because that is also hampering the rehabilitation work at the moment. So there's a political dimension to it," she said.
Earlier, people briefed on the matter told Reuters that the US is set to announce an easing of restrictions on providing humanitarian aid and other basic services such as electricity to Syria while maintaining its strict sanctions regime.
On Sunday, Syria's new rulers said US sanctions were an obstacle to the country's rapid recovery and urged Washington to lift them, during a visit by Syrian officials to Qatar.