Switzerland provides critical medical supplies to help Moldova counter COVID-19

Local news, 01.04.2020

Critical medical supplies were delivered to the Republic of Moldova, as part of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation and the United Nations Development Programme’s efforts to support the authorities in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health workers in Moldova receive protective gowns with Swiss support
Health workers in Moldova receive protective gowns with Swiss support WHO Moldova/Dinu Babulici

Within a first agreement of CH 190.000 between the SDC and UNDP, the Moldovan Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection received protective gowns that will help Moldova’s frontline health personnel combat thenovel coronavirus. These will be delivered to heath facilities which are experiencing shortages due to unprecedented demand as a result of the outbreak.

“Protective personal equipment provided by the Swiss Government will be delivered to strategic hospitals from Moldova,” said Caroline Tissot, Director of Swiss Cooperation Office in the Republic of Moldova. “It will help frontline medical personnel in their daily work aiming at containing and eliminating the COVID-19 virus, an effort for which we are all tremendously grateful.”