The Joint Saudi-Yemeni Committee for combating malaria held here today its ninth meeting in the presence of the Assistant Under Secretary of the Health Ministry for preventive medicine, Dr Khalid al-Zahrani. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Mohsin Tobeiki, the Director General of health affairs in Jazan region, underlined the importance of intensifying efforts for combating malaria. The participants of the meeting reviewed a number of topics including the recommendations adopted by the committee at its previous meeting which was held in Sanaa.