Moldova receives new consignment of assistance on behalf of Germany

Chisinau, 17 May /MOLDPRES/ - Moldova today received 1.6 million medical gloves and 3,000 FFP2 protection masks worth 537,500 euros in all. The assistance is delivered to Moldova with the financial support of Germany’s government and the European Union, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO).  

Attending the donation ceremony, the state secretary at the Health, Labour and Social Protection Ministry (MSMPS), Igor Curov, thanked the foreign partners for support. ‘’The COVID-19 pandemic is in continuation a test of resistance for the health system of Moldova. The strengthening of the medical system, to cope with the pandemic, is a priority for the ministry. We express gratitude for the medical equipment provided by Germany, European Union and WHO, strategic partners in the fight with the COVID-19 infection, which will be distributed to all medical institutions from Moldova, as well as of the Transnistrian region, in order to protect the first-line heroes,’’ Curov said.      

Ambassador of the European Union to Moldova Peter Michalko said that Europe was providing tangible assistance for the medical system of Moldova and for the protection of the country’s citizens. ‘’The new consignment will bring a considerable contribution to these joint efforts. The support provided on behalf of Germany in this context, as well as on behalf of other EU member states on the pandemic period is directed to the first-line employees, as well as all citizens who continue fighting the pandemic’s consequences,’’ the official noted.   

For her part, Ambassador of Germany to Moldova Angela Ganninger said that the federal government continued to provide unconditional support to Moldova’s citizens to overcome the crisis triggered by the new-type coronavirus.  

The assistance is part of the cooperation of Germany and WHO and the United for Health initiative financed by the European Union, aimed at combating the pandemic in the Eastern Partnership countries. The initiative has the goal to consolidate the resilience of the health systems and the countries’ capacity to respond to the emergency situations in the public health sector.  

In early last March, 300 oxygen concentrators, 600 pulse oximeters and five artificial breathing ventilators were brought to Chisinau. The equipment was donated by the European Union and WHO, in order to reestablish and treat patients with serious breathing difficulties caused by COVID-19. Also at that time, Moldova received a donation of 600 pulse oximeters on behalf of the German Federal Government; in April 2021, Germany and WHO donated 300 oxygen concentrators to Moldova’s health system.   

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