Two planes carrying medical supplies and urgent humanitarian aid arrived at Khartoum Airport, and about 700,000 people benefiting from them

Under the directives of Mohammed bin Rashid ... urgent humanitarian aid to Sudan to strengthen efforts to combat COVID-19

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Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, the International Humanitarian City in Dubai flew two planes to transport urgent humanitarian aid and medical supplies from the World Health Organization logistic center in Dubai to Sudan. The "Emirates Air Cargo" route. 

The two planes, which set off from Dubai Airport, arrived at Khartoum Airport in succession, carrying supplies weighing 54 metric tons, worth nearly three million dirhams, and is expected to benefit more than 700 thousand people, and the aid includes emergency medical equipment, staff protection equipment and medical supplies for laboratory tests. , In response to the health emergency and the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and to ensure the provision of medicines necessary to preserve life, as well as providing medical supplies, and technical logistical personnel to support the World Health Organization and the Sudanese Ministry of Health, as the aid will contribute to bridging the acute shortage of medicines in the facilities. Health and strengthening its capacity to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. 

This is the first time that the World Health Organization (WHO) logistics center in Dubai has sent technical personnel for logistical support as well as medical supplies from the organization’s headquarters in the International Humanitarian City in Dubai to accelerate the response to health emergencies in support of WHO frontline staff.

The International City for Humanitarian Services had activated an air bridge during the months from September to December of 2020, to transport the aid provided by the humanitarian community at the headquarters of the city in Dubai to support and relief those affected by the devastating floods in Sudan and help tens of thousands of refugees and displaced people fleeing the Tigray region in Ethiopia to Sudan.

"We are working in light of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, as this emergency response for IHC members reflects His Highness’s vision towards helping those affected by natural disasters and complex emergencies," said Giuseppe Saba, Executive Director of the International Humanitarian City.

Adding, "The city will continue, in cooperation with its members, to proactively support humanitarian work and continue to serve the needy."

For his part, Dr. Naama Abed, the representative of the World Health Organization in Sudan, thanked and appreciated His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for his humanitarian stances and his constant support for relief efforts and humanitarian aid, and said: “These supplies are the lifeblood of people who need health care in Sudan. The support provided by the International Humanitarian City has allowed us to deliver these supplies at a time when they are most needed, to make sure people have access to the health services they need and to avoid unnecessary loss of life. The World Health Organization is grateful to USAID and UNHCR. European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid, Sudan Humanitarian Response Fund, and the WHO Central Emergency Response Fund, whose generous contributions made it possible to purchase these much-needed supplies.

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