Dr. Al-Manae leaves Sanaa

Sanaa, February 05 , SPA -- Dr. Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Manae, Minister
of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, left here tonight after
having led his country's delegation to the GCC Health Ministers
Council's 66th conference, which was concluded yesterday, the first
time Yemen hosts such a meeting following its accession to the GCC
health ministers council.

Strong bilateral health relations bind the Kingdom and Yemen,
Al-Manae said in a departure statement, citing visits exchange
program, Yemeni patients visits to Saudi Arabia seeking medical
treatment in Kingdom's hospitals and Saudi doctors visiting Yemeni
hospitals to perform surgeries.
At the airport, he was seen off by Undersecretary of the Ministry of
Public Health and Housing Dr. Ghazi Ahmed Ismail and senior protocol
officials from the two sides.
--SPA