Malaysia has today received 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine contributed by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The shipment of the vaccines was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia, the Honorable Dato’ Sri Saifuddin Abdullah at a handover ceremony held at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The Government of the UAE was represented by the Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of the UAE in Kuala Lumpur, Ms. Nouf Ibrahim Ali Rashed Al-Kuwaiti. The ceremony was also attended by senior officials from the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2021, the UAE announced a contribution of one million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Malaysia.

The Government of Malaysia extends its sincere appreciation and gratitude to the leaders and the Government of the UAE for the generous contribution of vaccines to Malaysia. The UAE has previously extended COVID-19 assistance to Malaysia. In March 2020, the UAE contributed 20,000 units of PCR test kits, and in May 2020, another contribution of 7 tons of hand sanitizers was made specifically to Wisma Putra’s own Malaysia’s Diplomatic Equipment Stockpile (MDES) which was distributed to our ‘diplomatic frontliners’ serving in Malaysia and our Missions abroad.

These generous contributions signify important milestones in the Malaysia – UAE cooperation in the field of health diplomacy to address the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also a clear testament to the longstanding and special bond of friendship and multifaceted cooperation between both countries which continue to be strengthened for the mutual benefits of our nations.

Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia