Under the auspices of the Ministry of Health and in partnership with the General Federation of Yemeni Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Tamdeen Youth Foundation (TYF) organized today (Monday) the first coordination meeting to support the health sector and confront Corona (Coved19). In the meeting that was held in Al-Qaeda town, the General Director of the Medical Facilities of Sana’a Dr. Mohammed Al-Somaly called on all entities, institutions and individuals to fulfill their national and humanitarian duty, and to support the ministry’s efforts in confronting the dangers of spreading the new virus. He emphasized that the ministry is working to provide all the available facilities and capabilities to confront this epidemic.
For his part, the chairman of Tamdeen Youth Foundation/ Hussein Al-Suhaily emphasized the mobilization of energy, the investment of time and the unification of efforts of the government, the private sectors and the civil society organizations to implement a package of preventive measures and to raise the health sector’s readiness. He added that: ” Tamdeen Youth Foundation, with all its capabilities, staff and volunteers, supports the official efforts and integrates with the private sector and humanitarian response partners to save the lives of citizens and alleviate the consequences of the global pandemic on the poorest groups in Yemen. Al-Suhaily pointed out that Taiz and Ibb governorates are the most densely populated in Yemen and the highest risk in the event of spread of the infectious virus due to the easiest health infrastructure in the two governorates. He called for the urgent need to equip isolation centers, provide them with health equipment and all supplies, and to provide medical and nursing staff and qualify them on how to deal with suspicious and infected cases.
For their part, The General Director of the Health and Population Office in Taiz Governorate, Dr. Abdul Malik Al Mutawakil, and the General Director of the Health and Population Office in Ibb Governorate Dr. Abdullah Al-Samo’ey, appreciated the initiative of the Tamdeen Youth Foundation to support the health sector and confront Corona (Coved19). They confirmed the integration with the foundation and the private sector to prepare an isolation center beside the isolation center in Al-Raheda town, as they are urgently needed to promote the precautionary measures and fill the gap of emergency health needs in the two governorates.
The meeting included discussions and interventions by the Director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Taiz-Al Hawban / Fouad Al-Suhbani, and the Director of Tamdeen Youth Foundation region of Taiz and Ibb/ Bader Addine Al-Fahd, and representatives of private medical hospitals in Dhi Al-Sufal and Al-Ta’aziyah districts.