17 mln children, mothers immunized during last 3 years, says Rase'a

SANA'A , April 13 (Saba) - Minister of Public Health and Population
Abdul-Karim Rase'a has revealed that 17 million children and mothers
were immunized in Yemen during the last three years, the 26sep.net
reported on Monday.

The minister made clear that 4.5 million children were given
vaccination against Poliovirus, 9.5 million children against Measles
and 3.2 million women were immunized against Tetanus.

Inaugurating the national campaign for safe hospitals in Yemen,
Rase'a indicated in his speech that the ministry has developed
national policies and strategies via adopting standards and
regulations to ensure the safety in the current health facilities
and in the new ones too.

The minister was quoted as saying that "the cost of building a new
hospital, which can bear the effects of earthquakes, floods, and
strong wind, is contrary to what we expect, it is very affordable."

For his part, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Regional
Director Dr. Hussein Jazairy pointed out that 800 health facilities
have been damaged totally or partly during the past five years as a
result of a number of events in the region such as earthquakes,
floods, cyclones or conflicts.