The UAE's global response to COVID-19 has reached several countries across the world
One million medical workers benefit from UAE COVID-19 aid
Gulf state has supplied 1,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment, PPE, and medical and food aid in its global fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday 01/07/2020
The UAE's global response to COVID-19 has reached several countries across the world
ABU DHABI - The UAE reiterated Tuesday its commitment to strengthening international cooperation after assisting more than one million medical workers worldwide through the supply of over 1,000 tonnes of personal protective equipment, PPE, and medical and food aid in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, according to state news agency WAM.
Speaking on the occasion, Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, said that "since its very founding, the UAE has pursued bonds of friendly cooperation and solidarity with other countries, believing that nations must set aside their differences in favour of unity and the greater good of humankind.”
“Today’s milestone of assisting 1 million healthcare workers affirms the UAE’s commitment to extending a hand of cooperation to the world, regardless of the religion, race, or ideology of recipients,” said Hashemy.
"The clear vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, was not clouded when this pandemic hit the world,” she said.