AL-MAHRA — The Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) inaugurated on Monday the Operations and Intensive Care Center in Al-Mahra Governorate, Yemen. This center will address the governorate’s need for health services for chronic and urgent cases, and to facilitate access of patients in the governorate and its surroundings to high-quality and efficient medical care. Yemeni Minister of Health and Population Dr. Qassem Buhaibah, Governor of Al-Mahra Mohammad Ali Yasser, and a number of concerned health officials attended the opening. Dr. Buhaibah said that opening of the Operations and Intensive Care Center in Al-Ghaydah Hospital would be of great benefit to the citizens of Al-Mahra and the neighboring residential areas, while commending the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"s constant and generous support through the SDRPY."We in the health sector consider the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the first supporter of the health sector," he added. The new Operations and Intensive Care Center of Al-Ghaydah Hospital in Al-Mahra has an area of 1,000 square meters and equipped with 134 medical devices. It is noteworthy that the SDRPY works to improve services in various vital sectors in Yemen, the most important of which are education, health, transportation, water, agriculture and fisheries, capacity building of government institutions, and energy. So far, the SDRPY has implemented more than 198 projects and initiatives across Yemen. — SPA