More than 415,000 people benefit from KSrelief-implemented Nutrition Support Project for Children and Mothers in Yemen in June

Aden, Supported by King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), the nutrition support project for children under the age of five years old, pregnant and lactating mothers continued to provide its medical and nutritional services to beneficiaries in the governorates of Aden, Lahj, Taiz, Al-Hodeida, Hadhramaut, Hajjah, and Marib.

In June 2022, a total of 415,772 people benefited from the project’s services, as 80,325 children were screened, 5,606 people with severe acute malnutrition were treated, and 11,533 cases of moderate malnutrition were treated, in addition to providing medical services to 30,678 children to protect them from malnutrition.

Moreover, 38,975 pregnant and lactating mothers were screened, treatment services were provided to 8,451 cases, 42,733 women received IMCI services, and 169,782 patients benefited from awareness activities, in addition to 27,689 women benefited from the counseling services.

This comes within the relief and humanitarian efforts provided by the Kingdom, through the KSrelief, to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.

Source: Saudi Press Agency