Thursday, April 30, 2020

Qatar Fund sends medical support


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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