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Home / World / Emirates airline to fly medical supplies from Dubai to nine cities in India free of charge Emirates airline to fly medical supplies from Dubai to nine cities in India free of charge Earlier this month, Qatar Airways also airlifted 300 tonnes of aid free of charge from Doha to India Reuters | Dubai | Published 10.05.21, 01:11 AM
Emirates airline said on Sunday it would fly medical supplies from Dubai to nine cities in India free of charge from this week to help battle a devastating upsurge in the coronavirus.
International aid has poured in for India, where record infection rates have overwhelmed hospitals, depleting medicines, oxygen tanks and other supplies.
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Dubai Ruler s directives ordered vital medical supplies to be sent to Africa
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered aid flights to transport urgent humanitarian aid and medical supplies to Sudan. All pictures courtesy Dubai Media Office
The key supplies will ease pressure on Sudan s health sector
Under the Ruler of Dubai s directives, the International Humanitarian City (IHC), chartered two aircraft to deliver the aid material to Sudan
Much-needed humanitarian aid and medical supplies have been sent from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Logistics Hub in Dubai to Sudan
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