In the struggle against Coronavirus, Telenor Foundation has donated 50 thousand EUR to UNICEF for the procurement of protective equipment necessary for healthcare professionals and hygiene packages for 1,300 most vulnerable families all over the country.
The recent outbreaks of life-threatening infections and re-emerging infectious diseases highlight the need for prevention, preparedness, as well as effective emergency outbreak response. UNICEF identifies diseases for which it is making organizational preparations and support packages. Any rapid response to an acute public health emergency requires an initial risk assessment to ensure defensible decision making, including the implementation of appropriate control measures. The nCoV is a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus. Previous nCoVs include SARS and MERS. This new 2019-nCoV was first identified in China in December 2019 and is currently spreading in China and other countries in the region and beyond. UNICEF is in close contact with the Chinese authorities, including the Ministry of Commerce and the National Health Commission, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other UN agencies to monitor developments and needs as the situation further unfolds.
Right now there is a need for protective equipment – face masks, clothing, goggles and gloves, so that healthcare workers can perform their duties, which is also one of the priorities of the Ministry of Health. By its donation, Telenor Foundation helped procure equipment for 100 healthcare workers for one month and the delivery is planned for the first half of April. Also, 1,300 packages, containing all the necessary items for personal and home hygiene, will be delivered to the most vulnerable families with children.
As a socially responsible company and one of UNICEF’s long-term partners, Telenor is readily helping procure all the necessities that can help fight the epidemic. Activities and resources are directed to supporting the Government of the Republic of Serbia and for all needs during the state of emergency.
Apart from donations, Telenor is supporting the community, within its core business. As support to organising online classes, Telenor has enabled free access to content for remote learning and platforms for browsing video contents, such as rtsplanet.rs, spectar.tv, etc. The Institute for Mental Health will be secured with phones for the psychological helplines, while 20 mobile phones and numbers will be given to the self-government of the city of Čačak for use in the volunteer centres.
The recent outbreaks of life-threatening infections and re-emerging infectious diseases highlight the need for prevention, preparedness, as well as effective emergency outbreak response. UNICEF identifies diseases for which it is making organizational preparations and support packages. Any rapid response to an acute public health emergency requires an initial risk assessment to ensure defensible decision making, including the implementation of appropriate control measures. The nCoV is a respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus. Previous nCoVs include SARS and MERS. This new 2019-nCoV was first identified in China in December 2019 and is currently spreading in China and other countries in the region and beyond. UNICEF is in close contact with the Chinese authorities, including the Ministry of Commerce and the National Health Commission, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other UN agencies to monitor developments and needs as the situation further unfolds.
On 29 January 2020, a shipment of personal protective equipment is unloaded upon arrival from Denmark at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai in China. The supplies – 10,861 protective suits, 1,577 surgical masks and 18,371 respiratory masks – were provided by UNICEF to support China’s response to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak and will be dispatched to Wuhan. UNICEF will be sending more items in the coming days and weeks.
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