Qatar Airways Cargo helps Unicef transport medical aid to Iran

The Peninsula – Doha:

Qatar Airways Cargo recently supported Unicef with air freight to transport 36 tonnes of freight from Shanghai, China to Tehran, Iran. 

The cargo which consisted of medical supplies and personal protective equipment such as face masks, N95 masks, gowns and coveralls was transported over several scheduled flights last week.

Unicef in Iran will deliver these items to the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education for distribution among Iran’s brave health personnel in hospitals under universities of medical sciences admitting COVID-19 patients. 

In total, Unicef has provided 63 metric tonnes of personal protective equipment (PPE) items, part of which have been distributed among health personnel in hospitals under medical universities in different provinces including Gilan, Isfahan, Khouzestan, North Khorasan, Sistan and Balouchistan, East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Qom, Tehran and Alborz.

Qatar Airways Chief Officer Cargo Guillaume Halleux said: “We are proud to be part of this initiative supporting Unicef and Iran in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. These are difficult and trying times for the entire world, fighting the pandemic is a global concern and we see it as our shared responsibility to support frontline healthcare workers and impacted regions around the world.”

“Collaboration with private sector, governments and partners is critical to overcome the unprecedented logistical challenges posed by COVID-19” said Etleva Kadilli, Director of Unicef’s Supply Division.

“Unicef is grateful to Qatar Airways for the generous donation and to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for facilitating the shipment of these vital supplies, in support of Iran’s frontline healthcare workers, children and communities.”

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, H E Akbar Al Baker announced earlier in March that Qatar Airways would support the Iranian people and do its part by providing aircraft to transport donated medical supplies from around the world to Iran. Since then, Qatar Airways Cargo has transported close to 60 tonnes of cargo to Iran, in addition to the recent Unicef shipments.

The carrier has also shipped over 80 tonnes of medical supplies donated by Qatar Fund for Development to Rwanda, Lebanon, Tunisia, Algeria, Nepal, Albania, Angola, and DRC.

source: thepeninsulaqatar

الدوحة – العرب:

قدّمت «القطریة للشحن الجوي» الدعم لمنظمة الیونیسیف، من خلال الشحن الجوي المجاني لنقل 36 طناً من الشحنات من مدینة شنغهـاي في الصین إلى مدینة طهـران في إیران. وتم نقل الشحنة التي تضمّنت إمدادات طبیة ومعدّات الوقایة الشخصیة، مثل كمامات الوجه والكمامات الطبیة من نوع «N95»، والأردیة الطبیة؛ على مدار عدة رحلات مجدولة خلال الأسبوع الماضي. وستقوم منظمة الیونیسیف في إیران بتسلیم هذه المواد إلى وزارة الصحة والعلاج والتعلیم الطبي؛ وذلك كي یتم توزیعهـا على أفراد الكادر الطبي الإیراني الأبطال، في المستشفیات التابعة لجامعات العلوم الطبیة التي تقوم على علاج المرضى المصابین بفیروس «كوفید- 19».

وقال السید غیلم هالو، رئیس عملیات الشحن في الخطوط الجویة القطریة: «نحن فخورون بكوننا جزءاً من هـذه المبادرة، وذلك عن طریق دعم منظمة الیونیسیف من خلال تقدیم النقل المجاني للشحنات الجویة إلى إیران؛ لدعم البلاد في مواجهـة وباء فیروس (كوفید – 19). إن هـذه الأوقات عصیبة ومتعبة بالنسبة للعالم بأسره، وتعدّ محاربة الوباء مصدر قلق عالمي؛ لذا فإننا نرى أنه تقع على عاتقنا مسؤولیة مشتركة لدعم الدول المتأثرة».

المصدر: alarab