New Delhi: Amid the ongoing efforts of India to provide humanitarian assistance to the earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria under ‘Operation Dost’, the Union Health Ministry provided life-saving emergency medicines.
Taking to Twitter, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that “India is helping Syria and Turkey with the concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. @MoHFW_India provided life-saving emergency medicines, protective items, medical equipment, critical care drugs, etc as part of India’s efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Turkey and Syria.”
According to a statement released by the Union Health Ministry, the emergency relief material comprising life-saving medicines, protective items, and critical care equipment valued at over Rs 7 crore was arranged and promptly dispatched to Turkey and Syria.”
The consignment consisted of 5,945-ton emergency relief material which included 27 life-saving medicines, two kinds of protective items, and three categories of critical care pieces of equipment, valued at approximately Rs 2 crore.
Moreover, on February 10, many relief materials were arranged for both Turkey and Syria. The consignment for Syria consisted of 72 critical care drugs, consumables, and protective items of 7.3 tons, valued at Rs 1.4 crore, the statement read.
Relief materials sent for Turkey included 14 types of medical and critical care equipment, valued at Rs 4 crore. Some of the medical equipment is Patient Monitor Cardio VI (100), Syringe Pump Medvo (100), ECG Machine IMAC 300 (50), and many more, the statement added.
Earlier on February 06, a devastating earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit Turkey and Syria.
(With Agency Inputs)
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