Almotamar.net - The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) administration announced Thursday the choosing of Yemen Minister of Public Health and Population Dr Abdulkarim Rasie as a member at the GAVI board of directors for three years ending on 30 July 2011. Dr Rasie will represent the developing countries of Africa and the Middle East at the Alliance Board. His selection for this post came after choosing him from personalities possessing high efficiencies in 58 countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East.

Dr Rasie received a letter from the CAVI Board executive Secretary who informed him, on behalf of the alliance Board of Directors, his selection for representing the group of developing countries at the Alliance Board.
GAVI had at the end of 2006 granted Yemen an amount of YR 450,000, 000 for the success of immunization programme. In the end of 2007 GAVI also offered Yemen one billion and 200 million riyals as an assistance to immunization programme.