SANA'A, Sep. 06 (Saba) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) voiced here on Saturday its readiness to provide assistance to the Public Health and Population Ministry to fight Malaria and Bilharzias.

The Deputy Director General of the USAID in Washington said during his meeting with Minister of Public Health and Population Abdul Karim Rase'a that the Agency would cooperate with World Bank and World Health Organization in this regard.

The USAID official noted that its agency has a plan to support health programs to fight these diseases.

Moreover, the meeting reviewed the implementation progress of the USAID-funded health programs in governorates of Saada, Jawf, Marib, Shabwa and Amran, in addition to discussing cooperation bilateral relations in health fields.

Rase'a praised, during the meeting, the assistance provided by the USAID to Yemen, including medicines and medical equipments in addition to training Yemeni medical cadres.

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