Mohammed orders airlift of humanitarian aid to Sudan

Mohammed orders airlift of humanitarian aid to Sudan

DUBAI / WAM

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered aid flights to transport urgent humanitarian aid and medical supplies from the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai to Sudan. Under Sheikh Mohammed's directives, the International Humanitarian City (IHC) chartered two aircraft to deliver the aid material to Sudan. The immediate supply of life-saving medicines, medical supplies, and technical logistics personnel is critical to support the efforts of WHO and Sudan's Ministry of Health to deal with the health emergency and escalating crisis in the country. The supplies will alleviate critical shortages of medicines in health facilities and increase access to protective and biomedical equipment required for managing Covid-19.

The IHC chartered two aircraft rotations from Emirates SkyCargo, a member of the Dubai Vaccine Logistics Alliance (DVLA), to transport the vital cargo from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Khartoum Airport. The first plane landed in Khartoum on February 28. The second landed on Monday, carrying WHO supplies weighing 54 metric tons at a total value of US$ 795,000, which is estimated to reach over 700,000 beneficiaries. This marks the first time the WHO logistics hub