Medical institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs received technical assistance from NATO for the fight against Covid-19 for 500 thousand euros
Today, October 13, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine held a ceremony of transfer of medical equipment for medical institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs system, which NATO partners provided to the Department as part of humanitarian assistance.
“I thank our NATO partners for their support and assistance. Soon this equipment will be distributed on the ground so that our doctors can more mobile, modern and technologically respond to crisis situations, especially in overcoming Covid-19,” said Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Mary Akopian during the event.
The Deputy Minister also noted that the Ministry of Internal Affairs always responds effectively to all challenges of the coronavirus crisis. Today, the situation in the medical institutions of the Ministry is stable, there is no overload of patients. This was made possible, in particular, due to the fact that 90 percent of the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are already vaccinated.
The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center (EADRCC) of NATO Headquarters sent four mobile X-ray machines, three ISOARK cameras for patient transport and 50 prenosal oxygen concentrators to the departmental medical facilities of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The total cost of the assistance received is 500 thousand Euros.
“Today's event is a vivid example of practical cooperation between Ukraine and NATO in the fight against the pandemic. It was a challenge for each of us. So now we have no choice but to become stronger and support each other,” said John von Kaufman, deputy director of NATO's liaison office in Ukraine.
He also recalled that the North Atlantic Alliance provides assistance not only to the medical institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but also to the Ministry of Health. In 2020, Ukraine received NATO's largest humanitarian assistance among allied countries.
Department of Communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine
