Qatar sends medical supplies to Iran

Qatar Airways Cargo supported UNICEF by transporting 36 tonnes of cargo consisting medical supplies and personal protective equipment such as face masks, N95 masks, gowns and coveralls from Shanghai, China to Tehran, Iran.

Iranian Ambassador to Qatar Mohammad Ali Sobhani expressed gratitude to the Qatari Emir for his humanitarian donations.

Qatar Airways’ group chief executive Akbar Al Baker announced earlier in March that Qatar Airways would support the Iranian people and do its part by providing aircraft to transport donated medical supplies from around the world to Iran. Since then, Qatar Airways Cargo has transported close to 60 tonnes of cargo to Iran, in addition to the recent UNICEF shipments.

UNICEF in Iran will deliver these items to the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education for distribution among Iran’s brave health personnel in hospitals under universities of medical sciences admitting COVID-19 patients.

Qatar Airways’ chief officer cargo Guillaume Halleux said: “We are proud to be part of this initiative supporting UNICEF and Iran in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. These are difficult and trying times for the entire world, fighting the pandemic is a global concern and we see it as our shared responsibility to support frontline healthcare workers and impacted regions around the world.”