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Turkey to donate 12,000 tons of food and health aid to Yemen soon

[03/07/2017 04:10]

ADEN-SABA
In a meeting with top Yemeni relief and health officials, the representative of the Turkish Red Crescent has said that a Turkish grant of 12,000 tons of food and health aid will arrive in Yemen in the coming days.

The Turkish official was in a meeting with the chairman of Supreme Commission for Relief Abduraqeeb Fatah and another member of the commission, the minister of health, Naser Baoom in Aden today.

The Turkish official said the shipment would include two mobile hospitals and 100 wheelchairs.

The meeting also addressed the health status in Yemen especially the prevalence of the cholera epidemic. Fatah expressed appreciation to the Turkish Red Crescent's support to Yemen in the aftermath of the coup militia's war against the legitimate government.