An
Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) delegation has toured Aden city to assess the
humanitarian situation and the scale of damage on the ground in Yemen.
The
visit to the southern city in Yemen came in implementation of the directives of
President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Vice President
and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum, and also instructions by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed
Forces, and follow-up of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's
Representative in the Western Region, and Chairman of the ERC, to scale up
UAE's response to the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
Led
by Dr. Mohammed Atiq Al Falahi, ERC Secretary-General, the UAE aid team
conducted a comprehensive survey with the aim of determining the actual needs
of the city for educational, health, water and hygiene services.
In
the education sector, the team visited a number of schools where the ERC seeks
to maintain 153 schools which accommodate 138,000 students. The first phase
will maintain and qualify 54 schools and equip them with furniture and supplies
for the resumption of classes by next October.
As
for the health sector, the ERC plans to maintain and qualify 14 health
facilities - five main hospitals and nine clinics in Aden.
An
AED 4 million plan was also prepared for 40 wells to feed the main water
station that serves 450,000 people or half of the city's population. A study is
being conducted for improving the sewerage network. Three children parks will
also be taken care of. –End-
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by: www.wam.ae
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