UK donates £520 m equipment to back Peru’s fight against COVID-19

20 / 02 / 2021

By Marwa Nassar - -

The United Kingdom donated medical equipment worth £ 520 million to support Peru in its fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19 ).

The donation included 20 mechanical ventilators, 40 non-invasive ventilators and 40 monitors to the Ministry of Health of Peru to contribute to the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

British ambassador Kate Harrisson said “The COVID-19 pandemic is a truly global challenge and we must come together to defeat it and help our countries to recover. I am therefore very pleased that the United Kingdom is able to donate this life saving equipment to the government of Peru. I hope it will help to ensure that fewer families suffer the loss of a loved one at the hands of this terrible virus. We will continue to do all we can to share expertise, resources and information with Peru as we face this shared challenge.”

It is necessary to continue complying with safety measures in light of recent increases in cases in Peru. Let’s continue with social distancing so that the contagion curve does not rise again.

UK Minister for European Neighborhood and the Americas, Wendy Morton, said “International collaboration is key to beating COVID-19. That is why the UK is working in partnership with countries, including Peru, to bring the virus under control.”

“I am proud that the UK is providing the life-saving equipment Peru needs at this important time. Only by working together will we be successful in saving lives and ending the pandemic.”

The implements for the care of patients with COVID-19 were delivered to the Ministry of Health, who will be in charge of their distribution to the different hospitals across Peru.

The governments of Peru and the UK have been in constant communication to join forces in the fight against COVID-19, and continue to strengthen the bilateral relationship and joint work between both countries on projects such as the reconstruction of the north of Peru, and commercial opportunities and investment.

This donation ratifies the UK’s leading role in the global and scientific response to the COVID19 pandemic. The UK is also the main donor to the COVAX Facility, which seeks to ensure accessible vaccines to the countries of the world when it is finalized.