Saudi Program Inaugurates Health Center in Yemen’s Mahra

SDRPY inaugurated Monday the Operations and Intensive Care Center in Al-Mahra governorate. (SPA)
SDRPY inaugurated Monday the Operations and Intensive Care Center in Al-Mahra governorate. (SPA)
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Saudi Program Inaugurates Health Center in Yemen’s Mahra

SDRPY inaugurated Monday the Operations and Intensive Care Center in Al-Mahra governorate. (SPA)
SDRPY inaugurated Monday the Operations and Intensive Care Center in Al-Mahra governorate. (SPA)

The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) inaugurated Monday an operations and intensive care center in Al-Mahra governorate.

The center will address the governorate’s need for health services for chronic and urgent cases, and facilitate the access of patients to high-quality and efficient medical care.

Attending the opening ceremony, Yemeni Minister of Health and Population Dr. Qassem Buhaibah said the Operations and Intensive Care Center in Al-Ghaydah Hospital will be of great benefit to the citizens of Al-Mahra and the neighboring residential areas.

He commended Saudi Arabia's constant and generous support through the SDRPY.

“We in the health sector consider the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the first supporter of the health sector”, the Yemeni minister said.

The new center covers an area of 1,000 square meters and is equipped with 134 medical devices, including operation and isolation rooms, and intensive care units furnished with 15 electrocardiograms.

The SDRPY works to improve services in various vital sectors in Yemen, the most important of which are education, health, transportation, water, agriculture and fisheries, capacity building of government institutions, and energy. So far, the SDRPY has implemented more than 198 projects and initiatives across Yemen.

Governor of Al-Mahra Mohammad Ali Yasser and a number of health officials attended the inauguration ceremony.



Aoun: Saudi Arabia Will Be Destination of First Foreign Visit, Reflecting its Historic Support to Lebanon

 Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun poses for a picture at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, January 9, 2025. (Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters)
Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun poses for a picture at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, January 9, 2025. (Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters)
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Aoun: Saudi Arabia Will Be Destination of First Foreign Visit, Reflecting its Historic Support to Lebanon

 Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun poses for a picture at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, January 9, 2025. (Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters)
Newly-elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun poses for a picture at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon, January 9, 2025. (Dalati Nohra/Handout via Reuters)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, held telephone talks on Saturday with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun, congratulating him on his election on Thursday.

He conveyed the congratulations of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and wished Aoun and the brotherly people of Lebanon further progress.

Crown Prince Mohammed also invited Aoun to visit the Kingdom.

For his part, the president expressed his gratitude to the Crown Prince for Saudi Arabia’s support to Lebanon and its people.

Aoun confirmed that Saudi Arabia will be the destination of his first official foreign visit, saying it “reflects his belief in the Kingdom’s historic role in supporting and standing by Lebanon.”

“Ties with the Kingdom are also the foundation of Lebanon’s ties with the region,” he added.