Almotamar.net - Regional Director of he World Health Organisation (WHO) for East Mediterranean Dr Hussein Abdlrazzaq al-Jazaeri praised Wednesday the big efforts of the Yemeni government for getting rid of bilharzias disease in Yemen. Meanwhile the Yemeni Minister of Public Health and Population said 728 thousand and 922 students have so far cured of the disease out of the targeted number in the first phase the number of who amounts to 859 thousand and 226 in 26 districts in six governorates.

The WHO official, in a letter sent to Yemen's Health Minister Dr Abdulkarim Yagya Rasie, wished that the campaign would achieve the intended goal in eliminating the disease in Yemen and enhancing the efforts aimed at improving health of the citizen in Yemen.

Meanwhile the Yemeni Health minister told almotamar.net that he campaign for getting rid of bilharzias achieved a high proportion of success reached 85%, indicating that the ministry is preparing fro the second campaign against bilharzias in a number of governorates included in the national programme in this regard.