Arab League Receives List of Priority Projects to Support Sudan's Health Sector

Cairo, Nov 10 (KUNA) -- The Arab League announced on Tuesday that it had received a list of priority projects aimed at supporting Sudan’s health sector, paving the way for mobilizing the necessary funding to implement them in coordination with member states and relevant Arab funds and institutions.

In a statement, the League said this came during a meeting between Assistant Secretary-General Ambassador Sherif Kamel and Sudanese Minister of Health Professor Haitham Ibrahim, held on the sidelines of the 65th session of the Arab Ministers of Health Council at the League’s headquarters.

The statement added that the Sudanese Minister of Health presented a number of priority projects for the Sudanese Ministry of Health during the meeting, and that the Arab League will work to mobilize the required support for these projects in coordination with member states and relevant Arab funds and institutions.

It clarified that the meeting follows up on the results of Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy’s recent visit to Sudan and reflects his commitment to continuously monitoring developments on the ground.

The statement noted that the two sides discussed the needs of Sudan’s health sector during the current phase and ways to enhance Arab support for it.

Arab health ministers had discussed during their meeting ways to provide support to the health sectors in Sudan, Yemen, and Palestine, and to allocate urgent financial support from the Arab Health Development Fund to address the health and humanitarian crises facing these countries. (End) M.M./A.S.