Hodeidah:The Health and Environment Office in Hodeidah Governorate has launched emergency obstetric building and medical equipment projects at four health facilities within the governorate. These projects are funded by the German Development Bank KFW, through the Yamaan Foundation for Health and Social Development.
According to Yemen News Agency, the projects have been implemented in coordination with the Health and Environment and Social Affairs and Labor Offices in the governorate. The targeted facilities include Al-Tuhayta Hospital and the Al-Durayhimi, Absal, and Kamaran centers. The initiative aims to enhance health infrastructure, improve maternal and newborn care services, and address the medical needs of local communities.
Dr. Ali Al-Haddad, Director of the Health and Environment Office in the governorate, along with Dr. Ahmed Zaki, the Yamaan Foundation coordinator, Jaber Al-Razhi, Director of the Yemen Red Crescent branch, and district directors of Al-Durayhimi and Al-Tuhayta, inspected the readiness of the medical equipment and supplies at the facilities. Dr. Al-Haddad praised the Yamaan Foundation's efforts in supporting the local health sector and highlighted their role in implementing projects that align with the medical care requirements of the area.
Dr. Al-Haddad further explained that these projects will enable the targeted facilities to better manage childbirth cases and pregnancy-related complications, provide essential care for mothers and newborns, and reduce the need to transfer cases to distant health facilities. The Yamaan Foundation's coordinator emphasized that these efforts are part of the foundation's commitment to strengthening health care services and providing an appropriate environment for emergency obstetric cases.
