Massive crowds flocked to Al-Sabeen Square in the capital, Sana’a, to participate in the march “Our battle continues until Gaza wins.”
Source: Yemen News Agency
World Bank Group aims to expand health services to 1.5 billion people
WASHINGTON: The World Bank Group announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030. This is part of a larger global effort to provide a basic standard of care through every stage of a person’s life-infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
For decades, the World Bank Group has helped provide health services for women and children in more than 100 countries. A focused effort to become faster, work better with partners, and bring in the private sector has enabled the 80-year-old institution to pursue greater scale and impact.
The strategy to reach 1.5 billion people is focused on three core elements:
Expanding focus from maternal and child health to include coverage throughout a person’s lifetime, including non-communicable diseases.
Expanding operations to hard-to-reach areas, including remote villages, cities, and countries.
Working with governments to cut unnecessary fees and other financial barriers to health care.
To
be counted toward this goal, a person must be seen and treated by a health-care worker via an in-person visit or telehealth.
‘Providing a basic standard of care for people throughout their lives is critical for development,’ said Ajay Banga, World Bank Group President. ‘This ambition won’t be realized with a solo effort. It will require partners, a coalition of public and private sector, working together to expand access to health care services.’
Today, around 2 billion people face severe financial hardship when paying for health services. Intertwined challenges, such as climate change, pandemics, conflicts, societal aging, and a projected shortfall of 10 million health-care workers by 2030, exacerbate the cycle of poverty and inequality.
The World Bank Group will combine financing, knowledge, and partnerships to address this challenge.
All elements of the Bank’s financing capabilities are positioned to be called upon depending on a country’s unique need and stage of development to reach 1.5 billion peopl
e.
Source: Emirates News Agency
Massive marches in Mahwit entitled ‘Our battle continues’
Mahwit governorate witnessed massive public marches; in solidarity and support for the Palestinian people, under the slogan ‘Our battle continues until Gaza wins.’
During the march, the participants chanted slogans of support and advocacy for the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza.
They stressed Yemeni position in support of the Palestinian people.
Source: Yemen News Agency
The occupation arrests a child from his home in Hebron
On Friday afternoon, the Israeli occupation army arrested a child after raiding his house in the Al-Ras area near the Ibrahimi Mosque in the city of Hebron, and his family does not know his fate.
Citizen Bassam Al-Jaabari told our correspondent in Hebron that an occupation army force raided his brother’s house and arrested the child, Muhammad Fares Nasser Al-Jaabari, 15 years old.
He added that the occupation soldiers, during the raid, threatened his brother’s family.
He pointed out that the occupation officers and soldiers stationed at checkpoints in the area refused to disclose the whereabouts of their child
Source: Maan News Agency
Operations resume at all airports: Iranian Aviation Association
Iran Civil Aviation Association announced Friday that airports nationwide resumed their operations after being suspended due to strong explosions heard in Esfahan.
Iranian state television quoted the Iranian Aviation Authority as saying, “restrictions imposed on some domestic airports have been lifted and airlines can resume their flights according to their schedule”.
Earlier today, Iranian television confirmed that strong explosions were heard in the sky of Isfahan after air defenses intercepted unknown drones.
For his part, Iranian Army Brigadier General Mehen Dost confirmed that there were no losses or damage because of the Iranian air defenses intercepting what he called a “suspicious” object.
He said that the sounds of explosions were caused by the Iranian air defense confronting drones in the sky of Isfahan, adding that hearing the sound of explosions in several areas of the country was due to the activation of Iranian anti-aircraft missiles, He confirmed that the Iranian nuclear facilities in Isfa
han did not witness any accident.
Source: Kuwait News Agency