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US donates $430,000 in medical supplies to NWFP

Staff Report

PESHAWAR: The US government donated emergency medical supplies worth $430,000 to NWFP hospitals to equip them to treat trauma victims.

The urgently needed medical equipment will replenish and expand medical stocks at large hospitals in areas particularly prone to mass casualty incidents. “No hospital can mitigate the tragedy of a suicide bombing, but a well-supplied medical centre can help reduce the loss of life,” US Representative John Tierney said at a handover ceremony to NWFP Minister for Social Welfare Sitara Ayaz at the Officers’ Mess on Thursday.

The ceremony underscored US support for victims of terrorist attacks and was attended by NWFP dignitaries, US Consul General E. Candace Putnam, Representative George Miller, Representative Ron Kind and Representative Peter Welch.

At the ceremony, Representative Tierney, who is on a three-day visit to Pakistan, presented pharmaceuticals and essential hospital equipment comprising antibiotics, anesthetics, surgical blades, sutures, and other emergency supplies. Also part of the donation that will arrive in Pakistan in the coming weeks are anti-shock garments and haemostatic bandages - products used to stabilise body pressure and stop acute bleeding.

This donation is part of an ongoing commitment by the United States to partner with Pakistan to fund health care improvements in the NWFP. The US recently provided the NWFP with 24 ambulances, training sessions for hundreds of healthcare workers, assistance to 25 facilities to enable the provision of 24-hour emergency care for newborns, and upgrades for several health facilities and district hospitals, including essential medical equipment such as ventilators, refrigerators, generators, voltage regulators, stretchers, and surgical supplies.

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