Arab News, Sunday, May 21, 2023 | Thul-Qidah 1, 1444
Saudi aid agency signs deal to provide aid to Somalia
Saudi Arabia:
The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has signed a cooperation
agreement with the Somalia-based regional mission of the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation to provide support for the Emergency and Rescue Unit of the Somalian
Health Ministry, benefiting 821,250 people.
The agreement, which was signed at the
headquarters of KSrelief in Riyadh by Assistant Supervisor General for
Operations and Programs Ahmed bin Ali Al-Baiz, aims to provide support for
emergency departments in government-run hospitals in Somalia.
Following the agreement, 15 fully equipped
state-of-the-art ambulances will be delivered to the Ministry of Health in
Somalia.
The project also aims to speed up the response
capacity and ability to rescue thousands in case of crisis, as well as improve
the general performance of the Somalian government-run health sector.
The agreement is part of the support extended by
the Kingdom’s relief arm, KSrelief, to boost medical sectors in needy countries
worldwide.