Field teams from the United Arab Emirates and the World Health Organization have successfully completed the first phase of a comprehensive health assessment on Socotra Island in Yemen, conducted in close coordination with Yemen’s Ministry of Public Health and Population.

The multi-phase operation will comprise four scheduled field visits over a one-year period, representing the initial phase of an ambitious program designed to reduce mortality related to poor health and malnutrition by 20 percent over the next two to five years through an integrated health system strengthening approach.