- Delivery is part of a larger commitment of 125 vehicles aimed at supporting the country’s healthcare system
- Ambulances were officially delivered to the Ukrainian authorities by the director of KSrelief’s health and environmental aid department Dr. Abdullah Al-Muallem
RIYADH: Saudi aid agency, KSrelief, has supplied 25 ambulances to the Ukrainian Ministry of Health.
The delivery is part of a larger commitment of 125 vehicles aimed at supporting the country’s healthcare system. They will be handed over in Poland ready to travel over the border.
The ambulances were officially delivered to the Ukrainian authorities by the director of KSrelief’s health and environmental aid department, Dr. Abdullah Al-Muallem. Also present was Mohammed Rashid Al-Hadithi, the Kingdom’s deputy ambassador to Poland.
The initiative forms part of Saudi Arabia’s ongoing humanitarian and relief efforts. Medical and shelter supplies, along with electrical devices and generators, were also delivered by 21 aircraft.
In addition, the Kingdom has pledged $400 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine. This includes $100 million from KSrelief and $300 million in oil derivatives financing, offered as a grant.
KSrelief has also signed two agreements with the World Health Organization and the UN Refugee Agency to provide $10 million in medical and shelter aid to Ukrainian refugees in neighboring countries, particularly Poland.
