Sudan receives 7-ton shipment of medical aid from

Sudan receives 7-ton shipment of medical aid from Qatar Charity


6/23/2020 | Media Center


Sudan receives 7-ton shipment of medical aid from Qatar Charity

Sudan received a plane with a seven-ton shipment of Medical Aid worth two million riyals from Qatar Charity (QC), in cooperation with Sudanese working in Qatar. The aid included personal protective equipment and materials for the medical staff working on the COVID-19 frontline in the country.

The federal Minister of Health, Dr. Akram Ali Al-Toam, received the assistance on Saturday at the Khartoum Airport, in the presence of Acting Charge d'Affairs to the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Sudan Talal Farhan Al Anzi.

The minister thanked the State of Qatar's government, people, and Qatar Charity for their permanent standing with Sudan and providing them with the aid that would protect the health personnel working on the COVID-19 frontline from infection, underlining that the relationship between the two countries is historic.

He also noted that Qatar has been supportive of Sudan in the Cholera Control Campaign, has always provided aid, and still is delivering financial and technical assistance.

Acting Charge d'Affairs to the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Sudan Talal Farhan Al Anzi pointed out that this assistance comes within the framework of the distinguished relations between the two brotherly countries and fraternal ties between the State of Qatar and Sudan. He also affirmed the State of Qatar's leadership commitment to enhancing those relations in the interest of both countries.

The Director of the office of Qatar Charity in Khartoum, Mr. Hussein Karmash, said the shipment includes100,000 surgical masks, 200,000 gloves, 30,000 protective suits, 5,000 face shields, and 5,000 medical shoes, 30,000 headgear, and 100,000 face masks.

Sudan Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Abbas Fadlallah thanked Qatar Charity for supporting the health sector in Sudan, pointing out that the State of Qatar has always stood with the country to confront disasters.

For his part, Engineer Yasser Sabir, the General Secretary of the Engineers Association and a representative of the professional associations pointed to the great cooperation between the Sudanese associations, the Women's Association of Qatar, Qatar Charity, the Sudanese Embassy in Qatar, and many others to make this campaign successful.