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Rainwater harvesting tanks nourish Hydan hospital and improve medical services
News and Press Release Source: NFDHR Posted: 2 Apr 2021 Originally published: 31 Mar 2021
NFDHR: ADEL OTHMAN Primary country:
Yemen
Low levels of groundwater in Hydan town, Saada Governorate, forced residents and health
service providers to look for alternatives to provide water, either from springs, streams adjacent Source:
to the area, or by paying a lot of money for water trucking. In fact, Hydan Rural Hospital allocates National Foundation for Development and
large budget to ensure the hospital’s daily need of water, especially when there is no rain. In the Humanitarian Response
dry season, water levels decrease in the surface wells, forcing residents to buy water trucked
form distant places, since they heavily depend on these wells. Format:
News and Press Release
Water becomes serious concern for the hospital as Dr. Ali Askar (hospital director) clariOes that
approximately 700,000 YRs are paid per month to ensure the availability of water around the Themes:
clock in all hospital facilities. Health / Water Sanitation Hygiene
Dr. Askar says: "Water budget is a huge burden on the hospital, given the volume of consumption Language:
that reaches about 230,000 liters per month in order to perform the services, receive the ill and English
provide them with free medical services around the clock."
The rural hospital serves Hydan district and the surrounding districts (Saqayn and Al-Dhahir). The
demand has recently increased due to the free health services provided and the opening of new
departments such as Minor Surgery Unit.
With the support of Yemen Humanitarian Fund, National Foundation for Development and
Humanitarian Response implemented a project to establish two rainwater harvesting tanks in the
areas of Al-Madhaba and Al-Jarah, west of Hydan, with storage capacity 2000 cubic meters each,
and transporting water through a pipe network to the hospital and to distribution points reaching
part of the town after being puriOed by sand Olters.
Once the newly constructed water tanks are Olled with water, Hydan Hospital will access free and
non-stop water after the rain season.'
Hospital director says, "When water is available from rainwater harvesting tanks, the money
allocated for purchasing water will be allocated to improving and developing medical services
provided to citizens inside the hospital as well as opening new departments such as dental
department. There will be also chance to contract with new employees or technicians needed by
the hospital, and their salaries will be paid with ease."
Thus, supply of water to Hydan rural hospital will no longer be a problem that troubles the
hospital’s staff.
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