ABU DHABI: The UAE on Saturday despatched a aircraft carrying 56 tonnes of medical supplies, together with oxygen cylinders, respiratory gear and COVID-19 vaccines, to Indonesia, in help of the nationwide efforts there to fight and include the unfold of the pandemic.
Abdullah Salem Al Dhaheri, UAE Ambassador to Indonesia, praised the sturdy relations between the UAE and Indonesia, that are mirrored in steady contacts, cross visits and rising cooperation between the 2 nations. “Indonesia was among the first countries to receive medical aid from the UAE to combat COVID-19. In April 2020, the UAE sent to Indonesia a plane carrying 20 tonnes of medical supplies, to help health care workers to contain the spread of the pandemic,” he added.
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Medical help to Rwanda
The UAE on Saturday despatched an help aircraft carrying 9 tonnes of medical supplies, testing kits, ventilators and COVID-19 vaccines to Rwanda.
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Hazza Mohammed Kharsan Al Qahtani, UAE Ambassador to Rwanda, expressed thanks to the UAE management for the initiatives to assist nations of the world fight the COVID-19 pandemic. He praised the sturdy relations between the UAE and Rwanda and the rising cooperation between the 2 nations, significantly in financial, business and funding domains.
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“Rwanda was among the first countries to receive medical aid from the UAE to combat COVID-19. In June 2020, the UAE sent to Rwanda a plane carrying four tonnes of medical supplies, to help over 4,000 health care workers to contain the spread of the pandemic. In February 2021, the UAE sent a plane carrying 7.8 tonnes of medical aid, in support of the Rwandan government’s efforts to fight COVID-19,” Al Qahtani mentioned.
To date, the UAE has responded to the COVID-19 disaster by offering over 2,200 tonnes of help to greater than 135 nations.
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