Al-Bayda - Saba:
A meeting was held in Al-Bayda Governorate under the chairmanship of the Governorate's Undersecretary for Administrative Units Affairs Abdullah Al-Jamali to discuss preparations for the launch of an awareness, guidance, and treatment campaign to combat foot-and-mouth disease between livestock and goats.
The meeting, which was attended by officials from the Ministry of Administration and Local Development and the Agriculture Sector, reviewed the emergency intervention program to combat the disease, and the implementation plan of the campaign targeting seven directorates in the governorate in cooperation with the General Directorate of Animal Health and Veterinary Quarantine in Sana'a, to educate livestock breeders about preventive measures.
It was agreed to form seven field teams to work in the targeted directorates according to the reports received by the ministry, to limit the spread of the disease and reduce farmers' losses. The Undersecretary stressed the importance of protecting livestock from infectious diseases and called on local authorities to cooperate with field teams to ensure the success of the campaign and deliver it to the targeted areas.
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