Dr. Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Manae, Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, left here tonight after having led his country's delegation to the GCC Health Ministers Council's 66th conference, which was concluded yesterday, the first time Yemen hosts such a meeting following its accession to the GCC health ministers council. Strong bilateral health relations bind the Kingdom and Yemen, Al-Manae said in a departure statement, citing visits exchange program, Yemeni patients visits to Saudi Arabia seeking medical treatment in Kingdom's hospitals and Saudi doctors visiting Yemeni hospitals to perform surgeries. At the airport, he was seen off by Undersecretary of the Ministry of Public Health and Housing Dr. Ghazi Ahmed Ismail and senior protocol officials from the two sides.