In implementation of the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – may God protect him – a relief plane arrived in Tunis yesterday within the Saudi air bridge, which is operated by the King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Action, to contribute to combating the spread of the Corona virus.
The plane, which landed in Tunis, is carrying five high-quality oxygen generators that will be distributed to five Tunisian hospitals.
The plane was received by the Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Tunisia, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Sager, the Tunisian Minister of Health in charge of Ali Merabet, the Adviser to the Presidency of the Tunisian Republic, Walid Al-Hajjam, and the Director General of Military Health in Tunisia, Mustafa Al-Ferjani, along with cadres and leaders from the Tunisian Ministry of Defense.
In a statement to the Saudi Press Agency, Tunisian Minister of Health Ali Merabet thanked the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, led by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud – may God protect him – for the continuous extension of medical aid to Tunisia to support it in fighting the Corona Virus (Covid – 19) pandemic. 19), indicating that the Tunisian people will not forget the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques this historic humanitarian stand with Tunisia.
Minister Merabet explained that this new batch of aid would solve a major dilemma that Tunisia suffers from in its resistance to the rampant Corona pandemic, which is providing oxygen to patients in need, noting that the previous aid, which included vaccines, respirators, and others, came to help treat high injuries in Tunisian hospitals. And that this new batch comes to help deal with the disease in the long run.
His Excellency added that these generators with high features, which can remain in service for up to 15 years, will not only contribute to immediate assistance in dealing with Corona patients, but will also serve the health system in Tunisia in general.
For his part, the Director General of Military Health, Mustafa Al-Ferjani, stressed the importance of these modern generators in removing a great burden from the Tunisian health system, which suffered greatly from the lack of oxygen and was unable on many occasions to provide the necessary quantities of it.
In the same context, Ferjani saluted the Saudi technical cadres who will install the generators, train Tunisian teams on them, and provide maintenance work for a period of two years to maintain the generators as required, praising their high expertise.
The Director General of Military Health renewed his greetings to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to His Highness the Crown Prince – may God preserve them – and to the Saudi people for their chivalrous stand by the Tunisian people in their ordeal.
In turn, the advisor to the Presidency of the Republic, Walid Al-Hajjam, said that the new batch of Saudi medical aid to Tunisia is a new push for the noble Saudi support of solidarity with Tunisia in response to the contacts that took place between Tunisian President Qais Saeed and his brother, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and His Royal Highness Prince Muhammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense – may God protect them – explained that this new batch represents a qualitative leap and vital support for Tunisia in its response to this pandemic, as it will provide sustainable services to Tunisian hospitals, saying that the Saudi support to Tunisia through this valuable aid represented a boost. vital to the Tunisian health system and removed many difficulties in front of the Tunisian medical cadres, extending his thanks to the Kingdom, government and people for this solidarity initiative, which reflects the depth of brotherly relations and cooperation existing between the two countries, and demonstrates the common sense of the two leaderships in the two countries about the importance of relationsFraternal ties are at the highest level.
For his part, Brigadier General Abdel-Jabbar Al-Jalouli from the Tunisian Military Health Department gave an overview of the recent Saudi aid that arrived in Tunisia, which is represented in five high-quality oxygen generators that will be distributed to five Tunisian hospitals, pointing to the paramount importance of these generators, which will enable five hospitals in the Tunisian interior to Complete independence in the production of oxygen and the service of (Covid-19) patients within the hospital.
Brigadier Jalouli highlighted the high-tech technology of the five generators, which he said would solve a major problem that the Tunisian health system suffered from, namely the provision and transport of oxygen, as hospitals would be able to produce oxygen on the spot, and these generators could produce significant quantities of oxygen to be filled in cylinders and supplied to other hospitals. .
For his part, the Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Tunisia, Dr. Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Sager, said that the Kingdom considers its standing by Tunisia a duty imposed by the historical brotherly relations existing between the two countries, noting that the Kingdom has spared no effort to stand with brotherly and friendly countries in various adversities and circumstances.
He explained that the King Salman Relief Center came as an embodiment of the Kingdom’s humanitarian and relief efforts and an affirmation of its keenness to support humanitarian work in all parts of the world.
Ambassador Abdulaziz Al-Sager asked the Almighty God to preserve the two brotherly countries and to perpetuate the friendly relations between the Saudi and Tunisian peoples.
This aid comes within the framework of the support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the King Salman Center for Relief, to international efforts to address the Corona pandemic (Covid-19) in various brotherly and friendly countries of the world.
