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India launched Operation Dost in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria
India has sent humanitarian medical assistance and emergency relief material worth over Rs 7 crore to Syria and Turkey, which were hit by earthquakes on February 6. The consignments included life-saving drugs, protective items, and critical care equipment.
On Tuesday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya highlighted the ministry's efforts to send Turkey and Syria essential aid supplies. In a tweet, he said that India is helping the two nations in accordance with its long-standing “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” heritage.
According to the Union Health Ministry, three truckloads of relief supplies, including life-saving emergency medications and protective gear, were prepared at Hindon Airbase within 12 hours following two major earthquakes striking Turkey and Syria on February 6. The following day, vehicles began arriving by 10 a.m., and by 4 p.m., the Indian Air Force (IAF) had received the relief supplies.
The last truckload arrived around 9.30 p.m. and the last airplane carrying emergency supplies left for Syria at 10 p.m. on the same day.
The shipment included 5,945 tons of emergency relief supplies, including 27 life-saving medications, two different types of protective gear, and three different types of critical care equipment, with a value of about Rs 2 crore.
According to the government, a larger shipment of supplies for both Turkey and Syria was organized for February 10. The shipment for Syria contained 72 critical care medications, consumables, and protective gear weighing 7.3 tons and costing Rs. 1.4 crore.
Fourteen different types of medical and critical care equipment, with a total estimated value of Rs 4 crore, were among the relief supplies donated to Turkey. Among the medical equipment dispatched to assist Turkey after the earthquake were devices such as Cardio Patient Monitor, Syringe pump, ECG machine, Nebulizer, Glucometer, Thermometer, and ventilator, among other critical care items.
On Tuesday, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya highlighted the ministry's efforts to send Turkey and Syria essential aid supplies. In a tweet, he said that India is helping the two nations in accordance with its long-standing “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” heritage.
According to the Union Health Ministry, three truckloads of relief supplies, including life-saving emergency medications and protective gear, were prepared at Hindon Airbase within 12 hours following two major earthquakes striking Turkey and Syria on February 6. The following day, vehicles began arriving by 10 a.m., and by 4 p.m., the Indian Air Force (IAF) had received the relief supplies.
The last truckload arrived around 9.30 p.m. and the last airplane carrying emergency supplies left for Syria at 10 p.m. on the same day.
The shipment included 5,945 tons of emergency relief supplies, including 27 life-saving medications, two different types of protective gear, and three different types of critical care equipment, with a value of about Rs 2 crore.
According to the government, a larger shipment of supplies for both Turkey and Syria was organized for February 10. The shipment for Syria contained 72 critical care medications, consumables, and protective gear weighing 7.3 tons and costing Rs. 1.4 crore.
Fourteen different types of medical and critical care equipment, with a total estimated value of Rs 4 crore, were among the relief supplies donated to Turkey. Among the medical equipment dispatched to assist Turkey after the earthquake were devices such as Cardio Patient Monitor, Syringe pump, ECG machine, Nebulizer, Glucometer, Thermometer, and ventilator, among other critical care items.
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