Saudi Arabia, UK support food security in Somalia

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The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center recently distributed 140 tons of food baskets in Somalia. (SPA)
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Andrew Mitchell, Minister of State for Development signing joint statement. (Twitter @KSRelief_EN)
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Updated 22 November 2022
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Saudi Arabia, UK support food security in Somalia

  • $4m deal to benefit more than 132,000 drought-affected people

RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center and the British Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office have agreed a deal to support food security in Somalia.

In a tweet on Tuesday, the center said: “KSrelief and the British Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office signed a joint statement to provide financial support to enhance food security for drought-affected people in Somalia with an amount of $4 million.”




Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, Advisor at the Royal Court, and Supervisor General of the KSrelief showing joint statement. (Twitter @KSRelief_EN)

The agreement was inked by Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, general supervisor of the KSrelief, and Andrew Mitchell, the UK’s minister of state for development at the FCO.

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Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, general supervisor of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, said the financial aid would assist the World Food Programme efforts to combat acute food insecurity, prevent famine, and save lives in Somalia.

Under the terms of the deal, KSrelief and the ministry will provide an equal financial share of the $4 million donation to the World Food Program to benefit 132,549 people in the east African country.

Al-Rabeeah said the financial aid would assist WFP efforts to combat acute food insecurity, prevent famine, and save lives in Somalia.

The Kingdom recently distributed 140 tons of food baskets in Somalia to 12,000 people as part of an ongoing KSrelief project to support food security in the country. The relief agency aims to deliver more than 2,800 tons of food baskets to help 255,000 people displaced and affected by drought.

 


Saudi Arabia wins Arab awards in medicine, nursing at health ministers’ meet

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Saudi Arabia wins Arab awards in medicine, nursing at health ministers’ meet

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia won several Arab awards in medicine and nursing during the 63rd session of the Council of Arab Health Ministers, held recently in Tripoli, Libya, highlighting the Kingdom’s growing prominence in regional health excellence and the strength of its national health workforce.

The achievements reflect the rapid development of Saudi Arabia’s health sector and the high caliber of its medical and nursing professionals, who continue to contribute to innovation, enhanced health preparedness and the delivery of sustainable healthcare — in line with the objectives of the Health Sector Transformation Program under Saudi Vision 2030, said a statement issued on Thursday by the Saudi Ministry of Health.

As part of the Arab Doctors Award 2025 by the General Secretariat of the Arab League’s Social Affairs Sector, Dr. Ahmed bin Salem Bahammam, director of the Prince Naif Center for Health Research, received the award for excellence in scientific research and innovation.

Dr. Zuhair bin Yousef Al-Hlais, senior consultant in cardiac surgery at King Faisal Specialist Hospital, was honored with the award for excellence, leadership and professional medical impact.

For nursing, a Saudi team comprising Dr. Manal Saeed Banassr, Iman Mohammed Al-Shammari, Abdulrahman Abdullah Abu Khadaah, Jawharah Fahad Al-Harbi and Reem Mohammed Al-Humaidan won first place in the clinical practice category of the “Outstanding Work in Nursing and Midwifery” award for their project, the INS Model.

The innovative scheme focuses on strengthening surge capacity in intensive care units during disasters by enhancing nursing workforce readiness and increasing ICU capacity in times of crisis.

The model was developed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In addition, Dr. Badriah Awad Al-Shehri, chief nursing executive at King Saud Medical City, jointly won the “Outstanding Work in Nursing and Midwifery” award with Egypt for the Nethathon Project, which aims to advance nursing education and training, enhance workforce competencies and improve the quality of health education outcomes.

The awards highlight Saudi Arabia’s leadership in medical innovation and professional excellence across the Arab region.