News in English     | 26.01.2021. 21:24 |

EU hands over valuable protective equipment to USC Public Health Institute

FENA Press release

SARAJEVO, January 26 (FENA) - A total of 95,385 surgical masks, FFP2 protective masks and protective suits were delivered today to the Institute of Public Health of the Una-Sana Canton in Bihać, under the program of support of the European Union to the institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

During the handover of protective equipment, Head of the Banja Luka office at the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina Stefano Donati emphasized that the European Union has been providing the necessary protective and medical equipment to medical institutions throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina almost every day since the beginning of the pandemic.

The equipment worth more than 445,000 euros was delivered to the Una-Sana Canton, the Delegation of the European Union to BiH announced.

"This is another concrete example of the European Union's support to the citizens of the Una-Sana Canton. Protecting the health and safety of citizens is our priority," said Donati.

In order to ensure the safe work of medical and emergency workers, by the end of January 2021, a total of 1,100,000 surgical masks, 110,000 N95 / FFP2 protective masks and 50,000 protective suits will be delivered to institutions in Banja Luka, Bihać, Brčko District, Goražde, Livno, Mostar, Orašje, Travnik, Tuzla and Zenica.

The equipment was procured through a project to support the response to the COVID-19 pandemic implemented by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), for which the European Union has provided a total of seven million euros.

(FENA) S. R.

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