UNICEF, U.S. Embassy Deliver 97 Tons of Urgent Medical Supplies to Lebanon

UNICEF, U.S. Embassy Deliver 97 Tons of Urgent Medical Supplies to Lebanon

Through funding from the U.S. Government, UNICEF said it has delivered 97 tons of lifesaving medical supplies valued at over one million U.S. dollars to the Ministry of Public Health, in response to severe shortages of supplies and medicines affecting health facilities across Lebanon.

The humanitarian shipment arrived Tuesday to the Beirut international airport through a UNICEF charter flight, UNICEF said in a press release.

It added that the shipment included essential drugs, oral rehydration salts and antibiotics, medical and surgical supplies, and nutritional commodities.

"These supplies will support access to healthcare for around one million children and women through five public hospitals and 166 primary healthcare centres and border vaccination centres for over one year," UNICEF stated.

The medical supplies were handed over at the airport and then directly moved to a UNICEF warehouse where the shipment was received by U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea, Minister of Public Health Firass Abiad, and UNICEF Representative in Lebanon Yukie Mokuo.

“The U.S. Government is proud to support UNICEF’s efforts to deliver lifesaving medical supplies to address the most urgent needs of Lebanon’s health sector. This is one of several efforts we are undertaking with trusted partners to help the Lebanese people,” Ambassador