An Indian Army team deployed as part of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) delivered relief material to Aleppo, Syria.The material included rations and medicine from the government of India as well as contributions from the international community.
“#IndianArmy team deployed in @UNDOF delivers relief material to Aleppo, #Syria. This included rations & medicines from Government of #India as well as contributions from the international community,” Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADG PI), Indian Army tweeted on Wednesday. Under ‘Operation Dost’, Union Health Ministry provided life-saving humanitarian medical Assistance to quake-hit Turkey and Syria.
Taking to Twitter, Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya said, “India is helping Syria and Turkey with the concept of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. @MoHFW_India provided life-saving emergency medicines, protective items, medical equipment, critical care drugs, etc as part of India’s efforts to provide humanitarian assistance to Turkey and Syria.”On February 6, a devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.8 ravaged Turkey and Syria.
According to a statement issued earlier by the Union Health ministry, emergency relief material comprising life-saving medicines, protective items, and critical care equipment valued at over ₹ 7 crore was arranged and promptly dispatched to Turkey and Syria.Three truckloads of relief materials, comprising life-saving emergency medicines and protective items, were arranged at the Hindon airbase.The consignment consisted of 5,945-ton emergency relief material, including 27 life-saving medicines, two kinds of protective items, and three categories of critical care pieces of equipment, valued at approximately ₹ 2 crore.
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