World Health Organization, USAID donate IT equipment to more health centres from Moldova

Chisinau, 9 February /MOLDPRES/ - The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today donated IT equipment meant for strengthening the national system of epidemiological supervision to the National Public Health Agency (ANSP) and those ten regional public health centres.   

The donation, made up of 20 laptops and 10 multifunctional printers, will be used for improving the process of collecting data on the COVID-19 infection, which will allow organizing a prompt response as to the attenuation and control of the COVID-19 hotbeds in districts and nationally.

„The equipment donated today will contribute to the consolidation of the capacities of ANSP and the subordinated public health centres for the qualitative analysis of the epidemiological data - an essential element in the efficient management of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an important gesture for the health system from Moldova,’’ the state secretary at the Health, Labour and Social Protection Ministry, Tatiana Zatic, said at the event on the donation’s delivery.    

For his part, the WHO representative in Moldova, Igor Pokanevych, said that the present COVID-19 pandemic had showed once again how relevant the epidemiological data was. ‘’The collection and analysis of this data directly contributes to the pandemic’s management, quick approaching of the public health problems and taking of decisions based on evidence, as well as to the sharing of national data regionally and globally. Due to the support of USAID, the public health centres will consolidate their capacities in this sector,’’ the WHO representative noted.    

Attending the event, U.S. Ambassador to Moldova Dereck J. Hogan said that the United States, through USAID, had provided 2.15 million dollars to the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund to help Moldova combat COVID-19. ‘’This assistance strengthened Moldova’s capacity to prepare and act quickly while facing the challenges triggered by COVID-19,’’ the American ambassador said.   

photo: USAID