Dubai
More than 10,000 mothers and 500 children in Yemen are expected to benefit from healthcare and medical services following a $1 million (Dh3.67 million) donation by a Dubai-based exchange house.
Al Ansari Exchange on Monday announced it is partnering with Unicef in improving the level of healthcare and medical services for mothers and newborns in two government hospitals in Yemen through its donation. The initiative serves the humanitarian, relief and developmental efforts of the UAE, in conjunction with the Year of Zayed.
“This initiative seeks to make a positive impact and provide brotherly assistance to the Yemeni people suffering from acute food and medicine shortages by providing all medical services and comprehensive healthcare to more than 10,000 mothers and 500 children,” Mohammad Ali Al Ansari, chairman and managing director of Al Ansari Exchange, said.
“We are committed to the implementation of our strategic plan, which aims to keep pace with the vision and leadership of the UAE, based on our keenness to instill and foster a culture of social responsibility and highlight the role of the private sector in contributing to community development programmes.”
Al Tayeb Adam, Unicef Representative, thanked Al Ansari Exchange for the partnership that would allow Unicef to provide integrated healthcare services in Yemen.
“As studies indicate that 257,000 pregnant women face great difficulties in accessing emergency obstetric care centres, the situation worsens as the war continues and weakens the ability of healthcare facilities to provide basic services to patients and those affected,” Adam said.
Through the agreement, Al Ansari Exchange also aims to contribute to global efforts of reducing the global maternal mortality rate to less than 70 per 100,000 live births by 2030, one of the goals of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The initiative will play a supportive role in improving the deteriorating humanitarian and health situation in Yemen, as more than 21 million people in Yemen need urgent humanitarian assistance, and some 15 million people require basic healthcare.
