The handover of medical equipment from Thailand International Cooperation Agency to Myanmar through ASEAN framework and the Myanmar Red Cross

On September 2, 2021, Mrs. Suphatra Srimaitreephitak, Ambassador of Thailand to Myanmar, on behalf of the Royal Thai Government, handed over medical equipment to Dr. Tin Tun Aung, Deputy of Secretary General, Myanmar Red Cross Society, at the Myanmar Red Cross Society Central Warehouse in Yangon. The medical equipment includes oxygen concentrators, portable ultrasound machine, digital blood pressure monitors, surgical and examination gloves, biohazard bags, etc.

The support of the medical equipment is undertaken by Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) through the Disaster Emergency Logistics System for ASEAN (DELSA), which is a satellite warehouse of ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Center) in Chai Nat Province. This is part of TICA’s development cooperation in the area of public health with Myanmar.

 

 

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand

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