Saudi-Yemeni Partnership in Combating Malaria

In 2001, a partnership to combat malaria between Saudi Arabia and the Republic of Yemen began with the goal to free the peninsula from malaria by 2020. Saudi Arabia provides a majority of the financial and technical support to assist Yemen, and since 2002, the partnership has been a great success reducing annual malaria cases by 25%. In February 2010, the Abu Dhabi Emirate (UAE) provided $25 million over 5 years to support the Roll Back Malaria Partnership to boost efforts to eliminate the disease.