UAE, WHO send plane with medical supplies to Sudan

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Saturday 06 May 2023 - excerpt:

UAE, WHO send plane with medical supplies to Sudan

(Abu Dhabi/Khartoum) -The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have completed the first medical aid delivery to Sudan, the WHO informs.

“The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the World Health Organization have delivered 30 tons of urgent medical supplies to Sudan today. A plane carrying supplies for injury treatment, emergency surgeries, and essential drugs arrived in Port Sudan Airport early this morning,” the WHO said in a Friday statement.

According to the release, the shipment is valued at $444,000 and includes enough medical supplies and essential medicines to reach 165,000 people,

“The shipment” is the first that WHO has been able to deliver by air to Sudan since the outbreak of the conflict,” the WHO said.

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