Belgium Nato Donates Tender

Romania received two oxygen generation systems from NATOs Pandemic Response Stockpile on Monday 5 September 2022 to help the country respond to coronavirus infections and support medical evacuation efforts in support to Ukraine. NATOs Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre EADRCC NATOs Support and Procurement Agency and Romania coordinated the donation following a request by Romania for assistance in response to the ongoing pandemic.The transportation of the medical equipment was provided by Romania through the EADRCC. Romania also provided for the transportation of additional medical equipment to the Republic of Moldova on behalf of the EADRCC. The oxygen generation systems were donated to the Pandemic Response Trust Fund from Canada and Luxembourg. The donation was handed over to Romania during a ceremony in Brussels which was attended by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Dr. Raed Arafat the Permanent Representative of Romania to NATO Ambassador Dan Neculescu the Director of the Operations Divisions Defence Institution and Capacity Building Directorate Piers Cazalet and the Head of the EADRCC Tim Lannan.The donation made to Romania from NATOs Pandemic Response Trust Fund and Stockpile was made possible by significant donations from Canada and Luxembourg. This donation is one of the many assistance packages that NATOs Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre has provided to 13 nations Mr. Cazalet said. These packages have enhanced the preparedness and resilience of national health systems during the waves of the pandemic he added.The oxygen generation systems will be placed in a mobile hospital in the city of Iasi Romania near the border with Ukraine. The mobile hospital could be used for potential medical evacuation efforts in support of Ukraine. Further support will be provided to Romania for the installation and functioning of the equipment.In 2020 NATO established a Pandemic Response Trust Fund that maintains a stockpile of medical equipment and supplies. During the recurring waves of the pandemic NATOs Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre has provided multiple tranches of COVID-19 assistance to 13 nations through the Pandemic Response Trust Fund. The Pandemic Response Trust Fund is also currently delivering immediate humanitarian support to Ukraine and the neighbouring nations to better manage the influx of Ukrainian refugees and improve preparedness and resilience of the national health systems through the delivery of modern medical equipment supplies and pharmaceutical products.