KUWAIT: Kuwait
continues to extend its humanitarian arm around the world, helping those who
are in dire need. In a statement to the press, World Health Organization (WHO)
Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr Ahmad Al-Manzari said that
Kuwait will fund programs to combat the spread of measles among Syrian refugee
children in Lebanon and Lebanese kids as well.

This
comprehensive Kuwaiti support comes after briefing Kuwaiti Health Minister
Sheikh Basel Al-Sabah on the problem of the spread of measles among Syrian
refugee children in Lebanon and the ease of its transmission to Syrian
children, he added. He pointed out that the meeting also discussed the various
WHO programs funded by Kuwait in Iraq and Yemen and for the benefit of Syrian
refugees, which had a significant impact in the face of health crises resulting
from the situation there.

Manzari stressed
that Kuwait's great humanitarian role in implementing many health programs and
its continuous solidarity with the most vulnerable community groups directly
contributes to saving lives. The Director-General of the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab
Economic Development (KFAED) Abdulwahab Ahmad Al-Bader announced last week
humanitarian projects to improve the situation of Syrian refugees in the
Kurdistan region of Iraq in cooperation with the UNHCR.

In a joint press
conference, Bader said that Kuwait and KFAED have a prominent role in providing
humanitarian services to refugees in all countries, especially Syrian refugees
in a number of countries, especially those living in the Kurdistan region of
Iraq. Bader affirmed that KFAED will continue to provide humanitarian projects
for refugees in cooperation with the UN organizations to alleviate their
suffering.

Ibril Governor
Firsat Sofi expressed his deep thanks to the KFAED and the Kuwaiti charitable
organizations for providing humanitarian services to Syrian refugees and
displaced Iraqis. He pointed out that the region has gone through difficult
economic conditions during the past years, stressing that without the
assistance provided by Kuwait and other organizations, the situation
"would not be worse than it is now, and we would not have been able to
receive such a large number of refugees." According to the latest
statistics of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq, in addition to the
250,000 Syrian refugees who have been living in the region for years, more than
14,000 Syrians have sought refuge in Iraqi Kurdistan since the outbreak of
violence in northeastern Syria.

Meanwhile, the
specialized medical camp for ear, nose and throat surgery started in the Yemeni
province of Marib with the support and funding of the Kuwaiti International
Mercy Society. The camp, which was inaugurated at Marib General Hospital, aimed
to perform 150 free surgical operations, said Foundation for Human Development
in a statement. Furthermore, Kuwait International Mercy Society opened its
health projects in Marib, laying the foundation stone for the construction of a
model health center and the launching of the mobile medical unit within the
framework of the 'Kuwait by Your Side' campaign.

In the meantime,
a delegation of Kuwait's National Society of Human Rights praised Bahrain's
experience in the field of human rights. This came on the sidelines of a field
visit by the Vice-President of the National Office for Human Rights, Dr Seham
Al-Freih and Kuwaiti Advisor Huda Al-Shayji to Al-Karama Center for Social
Welfare and Dar Al-Aman Center to learn about Bahrain's experience in the field
of human rights. Dr Freih said that the field visit comes within the framework
of the keenness of the Kuwaiti human rights society to be acquainted with the
various Bahraini experiences in the field of human rights and benefit from
them.

Kuwait, through
the International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO), inaugurated the largest
relief project for Syrian refugees in the camps of the Kurdistan region of Iraq
with the distribution of more than a thousand tons of food under the
supervision of the Consulate General of Kuwait in Irbil and the implementation
of the Barzani Charity Foundation. Kuwaiti Consul General in Irbil Dr Omar
Al-Kandari said that the project came to meet the needs of Syrian refugees in
the region as part of the Kuwaiti campaign launched by His Highness the Amir
Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to alleviate the suffering of the Iraqi
people.

Kandari, who
supervised the launch of the project, noted that the assistance provided by
Kuwait to the displaced Iraqis and Syrian refugees in the Kurdistan region of
Iraq will continue and diversify to include all categories and benefit a wide
range of people in need. Chairman of the Barzani Charity Foundation Moussa
Ahmad said that Kuwait and its humanitarian organizations have an active role
in providing various humanitarian assistance to Syrian refugees and displaced
Iraqis distributed in camps in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Ahmad thanked
Kuwait for its humanitarian initiatives towards refugees and displaced people
in the region, adding that Kuwaiti humanitarian institutions have made a
promise to continue providing assistance in the future as long as they need
assistance.

The free medical
camp, which included 210 minor surgeries funded by the Islamic Heritage Revival
Society, was concluded in Aden on Thursday, said the Yemeni Wisdom Society in a
statement. The Director of the Public Health and Population Office in Aden Dr
Jamal Khadabish praised the generous humanitarian role adopted by Kuwait and its
societies and their inherent position alongside the Yemeni people under the
circumstances.

Director of the
Wisdom Society's Aden branch Mohammad Abdulwaseh stressed the continued support
provided by the Islamic Heritage Revival Society in Kuwait, which represents a
tributary of humanity and development of the Yemeni people. The Kuwaiti Patient
Assistance Fund has launched a campaign for preventing diseases and
environmental sanitation in Khartoum State. The Director General of the
Ministry of Health in Khartoum State, Osama Ahmad Abdulrahim, praised the
generous support provided by the Patient Assistance Fund Association and Kuwait
in supporting various programs in Sudan. - KUNA