Yemen heads over 55th meeting of WHO regional committee in Cairo

CAIRO, Oct. 11 (Saba)- Yemen's Minister of Public Health and Population Abdul-Karim
Rasa was elected on Saturday to chair over 55th meeting for the regional committee
for the World Health Organization WHO that is being held in Cairo.

Rase affirmed support of Yemen for the annual report of the regional director of the
organization over efforts of the WHO to support the national programs in the region
to improve health condition and combat diseases.

He pointed out to the current partnership between Yemen and the WHO which allowed
Yemen to carry our national campaign of anti bilharzias, saying that the second
phase of the campaign would be started by fourth quarter of this year.

He said that Yemen has got a financial support from the World Bank to enhance
efforts of rooting out bilharzias for coming five years.

It is expected that the 55th meeting would discuss several topics over the report
and other technical and financial reports in addition to budgets of the health
programs in the region for period from 2010 to 2011.