[08/04/2024 08:40]

ADEN-SABA
Minister of Public Health and Population Dr. Qasim Bhaybeh chaired Monday an extensive health meeting.

The meeting was dedicated to discussing the current pandemic situation, the spread map, and the range of measures and precautions taken by the ministry to confront the outbreak of acute watery diarrhea and cholera.

The meeting, which was attended by Dr. Ali al-Walidi the Deputy Minister of Health for Primary Health Care, directors of health offices in the liberated provinces, and health sector partners in international organizations, reviewed the epidemiological situation, suspected cases, and confirmed cases.

It also covered various interventions falling under the committee's purview, including surveillance, laboratories, infection control, water and environmental sanitation, monitoring and planning, vaccinations, logistical support, risk communication, and community engagement.

Minister Buhaybeh emphasized the importance of enhancing effective partnerships between the Ministry of Health and its partners in various international organizations, merging efforts to confront the spread of acute watery diarrhea and cholera, and finding appropriate solutions in the sectors working in this field.

He stressed the need to address the issue at both central and local levels and to share the burden centrally, locally, and with partners in relevant entities.

Furthermore, Minister Buhaybeh emphasized the importance of crystallizing ideas and visions presented in a unified action plan in coordination with health partners and formulating them into a comprehensive central and local action plan that is responsive and activates emergency rooms at the ministry and province levels.

He called on partners to increase their attention and coordination to respond effectively and prevent an increase in cases that threaten the health system, emphasizing the need for transparency, particularly in dealing with information related to the epidemiological situation in areas controlled by the Houthi militias.

For his part, Dr. Ali al-Walidi emphasized the importance of enhancing the work of various axes and activating coordination mechanisms with partners in relevant entities, prioritizing transparency in work, identifying the scale of the problem, and how to deal with it in areas controlled by the Houthi militias.

The meeting emphasized the need to activate organized collective work, intensify the awareness and educational message about the risks of acute watery diarrhea and cholera, and how to prevent them.

It urged the community to interact with awareness and guidance messages and apply them in reality, and to increase communication through various media outlets and identify target groups.

The meeting's outcomes also included a call to enhance the work of isolation centers and surveillance points, providing them with the necessary resources for their success, and preparing for two vaccination campaigns in the liberated governorates.

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