Sana'a - Saba:
The First Deputy Prime Minister, Scholar Mohammed Muftah, inspected the progress of preparations for the National Program for the Care and Shelter of the Homeless ("Unaccompanied Mentally Ill Persons") at the main "Al-Ihsan" Center in the Capital Secretariat.
During the visit, accompanied by the Chairman of the General Zakat Authority, Sheikh Shamsan Abu Nashtan, the Executive Director of the National Program for the Care and Shelter of the Homeless, Ali Al-Razami, provided an explanation of the work carried out to equip "Al-Ihsan" Center, including medical, logistical, shelter, and therapeutic facilities.
Scholar Muftah and Abu Nashtan, along with officials from the Ministries of Social Affairs and Labor and Communications, reviewed the procedures followed in collecting the homeless from the streets of the Capital Secretariat, receiving them at the Al-Ihsan Center, the medical and shelter services provided to them.
The First Deputy Prime Minister praised the efforts of the National Program for the Care of the Homeless, as well as the support of the Zakat Authority and the Ministries of Communications and Health, in preparing and operating the main "Al-Ihsan" Center as the first cornerstone of humanitarian work, which the leader of the revolution, Sayyed Abdulmalik Badruddin Al-Houthi, gives special attention.
He emphasized working according to specific plans, priorities, and objective criteria in collecting the homeless from the streets. The primary criterion targets those whose actions may pose a risk to passersby—especially children and women—or property. The second criterion includes those who have lost the ability to maintain minimal personal hygiene standards, as well as the disabled, those unable to secure their basic food , drink needs, and the elderly.
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