Kuwaiti Campaign to Support the Health Sector in Yemen
The Aid Fund Association launches a campaign to support Yemeni hospitals by providing medicines and equipment, in coordination with the Ministry of Health.
Translated by Qiyas from الجريدة — Original source
The Patients’ Aid Fund Association launched a national donation campaign today, Tuesday, under the slogan “Aid for Yemen,” as part of the “Kuwait is by Your Side” initiative, in collaboration with Kuwaiti charitable societies and in coordination with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Social Affairs. The campaign aims to provide medical equipment, devices, medicines, and supplies to hospitals and health facilities in fraternal Yemen.
Jamal Al-Fawzan, the association’s general manager, told KUNA that the launch of the campaign responds to urgent health needs identified by the Yemeni Ministry of Health through official channels, with the goal of supporting hospitals and enhancing the health sector’s capacity to deliver medical and therapeutic services to patients and those in need. He added that the campaign will run until midnight on Thursday night, calling on philanthropists, private institutions, and charitable associations to contribute to meeting the necessary medical needs and alleviating the suffering of patients in Yemen.
Al-Fawzan clarified that the needs identified by the Yemeni Ministry of Health are divided into three main categories: medical devices and equipment, medicines, and medical supplies. These include ambulances, field hospital setups, and dialysis machines, as well as medicines and materials used in operating rooms and therapeutic facilities.
He noted that participating charitable societies will collect donations through their approved links, then purchase the required medical supplies from the local market and deliver them to the Patients’ Aid Fund Association, or transfer the collected funds to the association after obtaining approval from the Ministry of Social Affairs, which will then handle the purchasing, preparation, and shipping processes.
He further explained that the association will coordinate the procurement of medical devices, medicines, and supplies in cooperation with participating entities, leveraging wholesale purchasing prices to ensure that donations are directed toward fulfilling the maximum possible amount of the required health needs.
