Yemen selected to membership of GAVI council

SANA'A, Aug 8 (Saba) - Administration of the Global Alliance for
Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) chose Yemen, represented by
Minister of Public Health and Population Abdul-Karim Rasa, as member
in the administration board to represent a developing countries
group for coming three years.

Rasa was selected from a list of 58
candidates from Asia, African and Middle East.In 2006, the alliance
granted Yemen a finical support at sum of $ 2.2 million to bring the
programs of the ministry into success. Last year, the alliance also
offered 6 million dollar for vaccination programs in the country.