Kathmandu, Apr 29
Qatar Fund for
Development has sent a cargo of urgent medical aid to Nepal on Wednesday.
The agency under the
Qatar government said that the support was provided to Nepal to support the
government's efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
The cargo includes
500,000 3-layer masks, 55,000 3-layer medical and surgical masks each, 15,000
face shields, 50,000 protective gloves and 7,500 protective overalls.
It also comes with
12,000 surgical gowns, 14,400 safety goggles and 14,400 protective goggles and
other items amounting 725,000 pieces.
Khalifa bin Jassem
Al-Kuwari, Director General of Qatar Fund for Development, said that the medical
assistance offered to Nepal was an expression of solidarity and collaboration
among brothers and friends, and it also came within the framework of the global
efforts to fight this pandemic.
“This aid is based on
the common international responsibility and supporting the international community’s
exerted efforts aiming at controlling the spread of the virus,” he added.
The support is
complimentary to what Qatar has already provided to other friendly countries such
as Iran, Lebanon, Italy, Tunisia and Rwanda.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 30 April 2020.
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