Dubai ruler directs medical aid to Bangladesh to fight cholera

Dubai ruler directs medical aid to Bangladesh to fight cholera

DUBAI “” Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who is also the vice president and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, has ordered an aid flight to transport much-needed cholera kits from the World Health Organisation's logistics hub in Dubai to Bangladesh to assist the country in combating an escalating cholera outbreak. Under the directives, the International Humanitarian City (IHC) in Dubai chartered an Emirates Sky Cargo aircraft to deliver 50.7 metric tons of cholera kits to Bangladesh, the UAE's official news agency WAM reported. The aircraft carrying the cholera kits provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO) from its IHC warehouses left Dubai International Airport on Monday for Dhaka. Giuseppe Saba, IHC CEO said: "This urgent aid flight to Bangladesh amidst the COVID-19 pandemic situation around the world reflects the generosity of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum and confirms Dubai's commitment to taking international humanitarian action to help communities most in need. We are very proud of the extraordinary efforts of the humanitarian community-based in Dubai to assist those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and other emergencies." "We should not overlook infectious diseases such as cholera at this time when essential health services are overwhelmed