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- Other treatments, including physical therapy and consultation sessions, were also provided for 241 patients
- KSrelief also distributed tents and shelter bags in Aden governorate
RIYADH: A Saudi-backed prosthetics center in Yemen has provided help to hundreds of people in the war-torn country.
The project, supported by the Saudi aid agency KSrelief, offers physical therapy and other services to assist those who have lost limbs to reintegrate into society.
The rehabilitation center in Aden governorate provided 994 services to 314 beneficiaries in one month, including the manufacture, fitting, delivery and maintenance of prosthetic limbs for 73 patients.
Other treatments, including physical therapy and consultation sessions, were also provided for 241 patients.
Meanwhile, KSrelief distributed tents and shelter bags in Aden governorate. This comes within the framework of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people during the humanitarian crisis they are experiencing.
The center also launched a school bags initiative, including sports and recreational supplies, at Riyadh Primary School in Al-Mahra governorate.
The bags are set to be distributed to multiple schools in the governorate in cooperation with the UN International Children’s Emergency Fund.
KSrelief also continued its implementation of water supply and environmental sanitation projects in Yemen.
In one month, more than 46 million liters of potable water and water for domestic use were pumped in various districts of Hajjah and Saada governorates.
Yemen is among the top beneficiaries of KSrelief assistance. The center has implemented 862 projects in Yemen worth over $4.3 billion.
KSrelief’s programs cover food security, health, sanitation, shelter, nutrition, education, telecommunications and logistics.
Since its inception in 2015, KSrelief has implemented 2,670 projects worth more than $6.5 billion in 95 countries, in cooperation with 175 local, regional and international partners.