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Humanitarian aid delivered from Russia to Lebanon

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Humanitarian aid delivered from Russia to Lebanon


29.08.2020

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A humanitarian cargo from Russia arrived at hospitals in Lebanon, where the victims of the explosion in Beirut on 4 August are being treated. The head of the Baabda hospital, which received the medicaments, thanked Russia for its help and expressed hope that cooperation between the countries in the medical field would continue, Sputnik reports.

The World Health Organization assisted in the delivery of the shipment to three government hospitals in Lebanon. At the moment, about 60 tons of humanitarian aid has been transferred to Beirut from around the world after the explosion, which killed about 200 people. Over 6,000 people were injured, about 300,000 were homeless.

The general director of the Baabda hospital, Farid Alsabag, thanked the Russian government and the country's embassy in Lebanon for their help, stressing that the hospital now needs any possible help. The director of the hospital said that it serves about two million people in Mount Lebanon Governorate.

“I think this is the beginning of good cooperation between us and the Russian government,” said Farid Alsabag. "And, with God's help, it will always continue because it is an important support."

Earlier, Russia provided multilateral assistance to Lebanon after the explosion in Beirut. Russian doctors treated hundreds of patients, specialists from the Ministry of Emergencies rescued the wounded, and Russian compatriots living in Lebanon collected humanitarian aid for the victims.

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