Under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, the International Humanitarian City in Dubai has reaffirmed its firm commitment to alleviating the suffering caused by the crisis in Sudan.

The third airship for people affected by the crisis in Sudan, in close coordination with the World Health Organization, departed this Saturday morning from the International Humanitarian City in Dubai, the world’s largest humanitarian hub. Essential relief items provided by the World Health Organization were dispatched from IHC warehouses.

The International City for Humanitarian Services today, Saturday, airlifted vital supplies provided by the World Health Organization to Aswan in southern Egypt, which serves as the main gateway for aid distribution in the region.

The supplies were sent by C-130 aircraft belonging to the private fleet of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The plane’s cargo contained more than 10 metric tons of relief supplies, with a volume of about 46 cubic meters. The ship carries basic medical supplies that will directly benefit around 49,000 people in need of emergency assistance.

In this regard, Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, Chairman of the High Commission for Oversight of the International Humanitarian City in Dubai, praised the wise leadership of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum in these important relief efforts. . Al-Shaibani renewed the International City for Humanitarian Services’ commitment to provide immediate and life-saving assistance to the many affected by Sudan’s crisis:

Over the past 20 years, the International Humanitarian City in Dubai has always been committed to providing vital humanitarian aid to people in need around the world.

With this outstanding performance, Dubai is leading the way as the largest global hub for humanitarian efforts, as the city played a decisive role in promoting this positive change.

International Humanitarian City in Dubai confirmed that it will continue its work to create change in Dubai, having successfully completed air cargo deliveries to alleviate suffering and provide life-saving aid to those affected by the crisis in Sudan, and in collaboration with partners. The lives of the most vulnerable groups when they need it most. “

Robert Blanchard of the WHO Emergency Operations Group in Dubai said: “The WHO Logistics Center in Dubai continues to play a vital role in responding to acute health emergencies around the world.

In response to the crisis in Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched an emergency response and immediate distribution of essential medicines and trauma and surgical medical supplies via two chartered flights, providing support to people in need of health care in Sudan.

Aware of the strained health facilities along the Egyptian border, WHO is sending an additional 10 metric tons of medical supplies to Aswan to meet the medical needs of some 49,000 patients who have arrived in Egypt from Sudan.

The health products include non-communicable disease (NCD) kits to treat hypertension and diabetes and acute malnutrition kits for children to provide immediate care to more than 4,000 children.

This will be the thirteenth flight to be dispatched from the WHO logistics center in 2023, underscoring the growing need for health supplies in response to emergencies around the world.

The support provided by the World Health Organization, the United Arab Emirates, Dubai and the International City of Humanitarian Services is essential and critical to the work of the WHO Health Emergencies Program and ongoing efforts to respond and protect the health of the most vulnerable, the World Health Organization said. People in the world.