NEW YORK — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed two new agreements to support humanitarian health operations in several countries affected by disease outbreaks and food insecurity.
Under the agreements, $5.3 million will support cholera preparedness and response efforts in Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Niger and Nigeria. A further nearly $1.5 million will fund treatment for children suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Yemen.
The agreements were signed during the UN General Assembly in New York between WHO representatives and Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, Supervisor General of KSrelief.
The two sides also discussed challenges in delivering health assistance to vulnerable populations in Yemen, as well as concerns over attacks affecting healthcare facilities and personnel in Gaza and other conflict-affected areas.
WHO said continued cooperation with KSrelief is important to maintaining health services for vulnerable communities, particularly women and children, in humanitarian emergencies.
The new funding forms part of broader humanitarian cooperation between Saudi Arabia and WHO aimed at strengthening emergency health responses and expanding access to essential medical and nutritional services.
