In brief [Archives:2007/1068/Local News]

TAIZ

Joint twin passaway

July 13 ) The joint-at-the-head twins, born last week and share a part of the brain, passed away yesterday. Doctors tried to save them especially that one died one day before the other with no use. The head of the surgery at Al-Jumhouri hospital in Taiz, where the babies were born, said that there was a very little chance that the the could have survived.

SANA'A

500 university students trained in first aid

July 13 ) The Yemeni Red Crescent in cooperation with the Medical Association of Sana'a University's College of Medicine arranged training and education programs on first aid and reproductive health targeting 500 university students. The training, as well as other filing courses, will take place in three phases each will target around 150 male and female students. The training which lasts for one month will take place at al-Kuwait Hospital.

HADRAMOUT

35 university students avail internship abroad

July 14 ) The Science and Technology University in Hadramout will be sending 35 of its students on internships this summer to Arab universities. Twenty five of the students will be sent to Egyptian colleges, while four will go to Syria, and six students will head to Sudan. The internship is one month long and will include training and education in various aspects within the educational exchange program between the technology university and its partners in other Arab countries.

ADEN

How to prevent blindness

July 13 ) Within the international strategy to fight blindness 2020, the Yemeni Ministry of Heath and Population created a workshop ending today on eye diseases and precautions to prevent blindness. Twenty eye specialists and MDs from various governorates participated in the workshop.

Yemeni scientist investigate a cure for diabetes

July 15 ) Adel Al-Bakeeli is a young Yemeni scientist who recently submitted a thesis on using cactus to treat diabetes. The thesis was submitted to Aden University as a Master graduation research in which he proved results on using cactus to control the insulin independent sugar in the blood. He used lab animals to confirm the results which if proved effective on humans will be a leap in treating this disease in Yemen especially that cactus is a wide spread plant in Yemen.

HUDEIDAH

Hundreds of Yemeni deported from KSA

July 12 ) Hudeidah port, according to Sahawa net, received 943 Yemeni citizens including women and children who had residing in KSA without complete legal papers. Saudi authorities deported the Yemenis after discovering their existence in Saudi Arabia. The authorities deported the Yemenis by sea because of the huge influx coming from Yemen through land and that this way it can ensure they do not return again to Saudi territories.

AMRAN

Preventing random water well digging

July 15 ) Amran Basin Committee is working on mechanisms and laws to prevent chaotic well digging in order to maximize the utility of underground water in the governorate. The new preventive mechanisms will include awareness activities to clarify to the public the risks of exhausting underground water through random wells.
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