Yemen, Qatar sign an agreement to establish $4.3m Dialysis Center

Yemen and Qatar signed here on Wednesday an agreement to establish Sheikh Tamim bin Khalifa's Dialysis Center in Lahj governorate. The center will be built on an area of 1000 square meters with an operation capacity up to 500 dialysis cases per month at a total cost of $4.3 million funded by the Qatar Red Crescent (QRC), included the center's construction and equipment. The agreement was signed by Minister of Public Health and Population Ahmed al-Ansi and QRC Secretary-General Saleh al-Mohannadi, who arrived in Sana'a on Tuesday on an official few-day visit to the country. Besides the center's establishment and equipment, the agreement stipulates that the center will be operated for five years by Qatari cadres before being handed over to the Public Health Ministry.