Saudi aid agency launches drive to fight dengue in Yemen

Youths wearing masks as a precaution due to COVID-19 coronavirus disease, sit in the back of a truck carrying out a fumigation in an area in Yemen's southern coastal city of Aden on May 5, 2020, as part of a campaign to prevent the spread of insect-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and Chikungunya virus amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic.(AFP)

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Updated 17 November 2020

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November 17, 2020 00:28

Saudi aid agency launches drive to fight dengue in Yemen

The center launched an emergency response project in July to combat dengue fever and malaria

Updated 17 November 2020

SPA

November 17, 2020 00:28

RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Monday launched a fumigation campaign in Al-Mualla district in Aden governorate of Yemen. The campaign has been launched to help Yemeni authorities fight the spread of dengue and malaria.
The five-day campaign is part of the center’s concerted efforts to combat diseases in the war-torn country.
The center launched an emergency response project in July to combat dengue fever and malaria. KSrelief teams will also help remove stagnant water in all of Aden’s directorates to get rid of mosquitoes.