27 minutes agoMedical assistance arrives for Kosovo doctors, nurses
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Medical Assistance From U NICEF has arrived in Kosovo, as part of support for the health system under the coronary crisis. Today, 3.6 tonnes of supplies have been sent to the Health Ministry to support health workers on the front line of the fight against COVID-19 in Kosovo, including 36,200 gloves, 33,600 surgical masks, 2,700 [...]
Medical Assistance From U NICEF has arrived in Kosovo, as part of support for the health system under the coronary crisis.
Today, 3.6 tonnes of supplies have been sent to the Health Ministry to support health workers on the front line of the fight against COVID-19 in Kosovo, including:
36,200 gloves,
33,600 surgical masks,
2,700 masks of dense fillings,
A thousand overalls for protection,
8,960 robes,
2,800 protective advanceers
UNICEF office chief Murat Sahin said they are aware that immediate assistance is needed in Kosovo, and that the organisation's office has reacted quickly in this regard.
“We know immediate assistance is needed. The UNICEF office in Kosovo has been able to react quickly, sending supplies with precautions that save lives for first-line health workers even at this time when logistics is extremely challenging. We will continue supporting with creative methods so that young people and children in Kosovo will overcome the challenges that have been presented as a result COVID-19”, he has said.
“As the number of cases continues to rise worldwide, the work of U NICEF for lifesaving and providing children with health, education, nutrition and protection has never been more crucial. We're fighting a new virus, exposing myths and fighting mismanagement. U n NICEF is working to help prevent the spread of the virus. We are sharing precise information on how to keep families safe, offering medical equipment for health clinics and sanitation for families in need, and reducing the impact of the virus's spread on child access to health, education and social services”, the communiqué says.
Since the beginning of the spread of the virus, the UNICEF Office in Kosovo has linked partnerships with the Kosovo Red Cross and municipal authorities for the distribution of 12,000.00 family hygiene packages for families most in need.
The distribution of the package has been closely co-ordinated with partners to identify and support families living in extreme poverty and in remote areas of Kosovo. Family hygiene packages have also been distributed to the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities, as well as to municipalities inhabited by the Serb community in Kosovo.
The UNICEF office in Kosovo is working with donors and partners to support and help children and families affected by the pandemic.
