The EU will supply Turkmenistan with oxygen generators, personal protective equipment and tests for COVID-19, as part of the European Union's COVID-19 in Central Asia Crisis Response Program (CACCR), launched July 15. About this according to the press release Departments presses и information Representations EU в Turkmenistan from 21 July.
In addition to providing the medicines and equipment needed today, CACCR will also help laboratories and hospitals in Turkmenistan better prepare for tomorrow's pandemics.
- said Diego Ruiz Alonso, Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to Turkmenistan.
The €3 million CACCR program, which includes Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, will be implemented through the World Health Organization. As reported by "Tengrinews" citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan, 1.6 million euros of the 3 million will be sent to Kazakhstan.
CACCR will analyze the preparedness and needs of hospitals in Turkmenistan and develop an action plan for each hospital within the WHO guidelines. The program will provide basic epidemiological training for health workers in Turkmenistan, according to a press release.
The program will provide a total of 400,000 sets of personal protective equipment and 1,000 sets of diagnostic tests for COVID-19 to health care workers in the region.
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