Covid-19 challenge: Canada sends medical supplies to Pakistan and Nepal
By Our Correspondent
June 25, 2021
OTTAWA: In response to the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Asia, Canada is delivering additional COVID-19-related medical supplies to Pakistan and Nepal, foreign media reported.
Today, the Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, the Honourable Harjit S Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, and the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, announced that Canada is sending ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPE) to Pakistan and Nepal.
The shipment will include 162 ventilators and related equipment for Pakistan, and 27 ventilators and related equipment, and over 16,000 units of PPE for Nepal. These supplies will be sourced from Canada’s National Emergency Strategic Stockpile.
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