Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud directs KSrelief to Provide Tunisia with COVID-19 Vaccines and other Medical Support

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has directed the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) to provide the Republic of Tunisia with vaccines, medical and protective equipment and supplies to help the country deal with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The directive was given following a call between Tunisian President Kais Saied and HRH Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Kingdom’s Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. 

In a statement to the press, Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah, the Supervisor General of KSrelief, stressed that these directives emphasized the strong ties between the two countries, adding that the medical support would include the following: one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, 190 ventilators, 319 oxygen concentrators, 150 hospital beds, 50 vital-sign monitoring devices, 4 million medical masks, 500,000 medical gloves, 180 pulse oximeters, 25 intravenous drug pumps, 9 defibrillators, 15 video laryngoscopes, and 5 electrocardiographs (ECGs).

Dr. Al Rabeeah extended his thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and HRH the Crown Prince for this generous humanitarian gesture, which confirms the commitment of Saudi Arabia’s leadership to alleviating the suffering of people in need around the world.