The Argentine government confirmed this Friday that it will send medical aid to Damascus amid the humanitarian crisis caused by the February-March 2023 seismic disaster in Syria following the earthquake that epicentered in Türkiye.
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According to Argentina’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “20 pallets of injectable medicines, essential supplies, medicines and personal protective items will be delivered”.
The delivery will be made by Argentina’s Agency for International Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid – White Helmets (ACIAH), which will be responsible for the donation of medicines and health supplies to help those affected by the February 6 earthquake in that country.
Argentina sends health aid to Syrian earthquake victims ��������
by the @ACIAH_Arg And @msalnacionMore than 4 tons of humanitarian supplies will depart tonight, organized, classified and dispatched in accordance with international regulations. pic.twitter.com/hNCiX4pkbW
— Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs ���� (@CancilleriaARG)
May 5, 2023
In this sense, the note indicates that the gesture comes “following Argentina’s offer to the Syrian Arab Republic to provide assistance due to the humanitarian catastrophe that has occurred in that country”.
Likewise, it refers to a total of more than 4 tons of humanitarian supplies donated by the National Health Portfolio, which, as it points out, “were organised, classified and dispatched by specialists from ACIAH, in accordance with international humanitarian aid regulations”.
Argentine Health Minister Carla Vizzotti announced that “we have arranged the delivery of medicines and hygiene items to respond to this socio-natural disaster that the Syrian people have suffered”, noting that “solidarity and international cooperation you have always key axes within the health portfolio policy and the entire Argentine government.
For his part, Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero noted that “humanitarian aid, solidarity and international cooperation are an Argentine footprint in the world and guide our foreign policy”.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after a stop in Beirut, Lebanon, the program will be brought to the areas of Syria most affected by the earthquake disaster of last February.