Germany hands over five ventilators for the treatment of Covid-19 patients to Georgia
Monday, October 12
The Federal Government of Germany has provided five ventilators to the Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia for the treatment of people suffering from Covid-19. The German Ambassador, Hubert Knirsch, handed over the devices to the Deputy Minister, Tamar Gabunia, during an official ceremony on October 7, 2020.
The five ventilators of the manufacturer Draeger were financed and provided by the German Federal Foreign Ministry from funds to support the Eastern Partnership countries in the Covid-19 pandemic with the intention to provide adequate assistance in coping with the infection on the ground.
The devices are to be used immediately at the Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center of the Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Tbilisi. The ceremony was also attended by Marina Ezukbaia, Medical Director of Infectious Diseases Hospital, and Shota Gogichaishvili, Executive Director of the Infectious Diseases, AIDS and Clinical Immunology Research Center.
