Minister of Health holds press conference

Riyadh, January 12, SPA -- Dr. Hamad Abdullah Al-Manae, Minister of
Health who is also Chairman of the Executive Bureau of the Arab
Health Ministers Council, will open tomorrow the emergency meeting of
Arab health ministers to be hosted by Riyadh.

In a press conference held here today, the Health Minister expressed
thanks to and appreciation of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his Crown Prince for hosting
the conference, crystallizing the leading role of Saudi Arabia in
serving the Islamic and Arab causes.

Dr. Al-Manae welcomed the Arab health ministers and all participants
in the conference in their second homeland, wishing them continuous
success.

He stated that the meeting aims at drawing up clear organizational
and working mechanisms to ensure delivery of the urgent medical
relief and therapeutic aid to injured Palestinians suffering from the
Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip, relieve the aggravating humanitarian
and health tragedy, secure health and safety of the Palestinian
civilians against Israeli military shelling, and re-build and qualify
the medical infrastructure in Gaza including hospitals, medical
centers, supplies and medicines.

At the Arab level, the meeting aims at exploring some proposals,
mainly forming an Arab health emergency committee that could
interfere and work in any Arab country that happen to have a
humanitarian situation.
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