Dar El Zakat Association (DEZ): arrived in Misurata, with an AM plane, the medicines destined for Libyan hospitals

(To TEN)
22/05/20

On 7 May 2020, three tons of medicines destined for Libyan hospitals collected by the Dar El Zakat Association (DEZ) arrived in Misrata (Libya), with an Air Force transport aircraft departing from Pisa.

The collection of medicines that began three months ago - before the spread of the COVID-19 emergency - was made possible thanks to donations from individuals; the contribution of the Onlus Medicinal Missionary Center of Florence, thanks to the collection on Florence, the Metropolitan Area, Siena, Prato and Perugia; in particular we thank the company IBI - Italian Biochemical Institute Giovanni Lorenzini and Banco Farmaceutico for the large donations of drugs; the organization of the drug donation collection day at the Minucci Pharmacy in Pisa; in addition to the holding of dedicated charity events, and in this regard we thank the Pasticceria La Pétite of Pisa; to the support of the Pisan Coastal Public Assistance and the Italian Red Cross Committee of Pisa.

The transport was provided by an aircraft made available by the Ministry of Defense through the precious collaboration of the Joint Forces Summit Command as part of the planned transfers of materials to Libya.

The material (drugs and medical devices) was delivered to the Misurata Medical Center by the Italian Military Hospital of the Mission of Assistance and Support in Libya "(MIASIT).

"The donation of this material is only a small gesture of sincere solidarity towards the Libyan people who have been severely tried by the war during these years and also for the many desperate refugees who flock to the country in search of a way to a better future ..." - The president of the Onlus Missionary Center of Florence, Massimo Ghiribelli.

The DEZ Association, after having given its willingness to participate in the collection of medical health material, PPE and detergents in the first period of the Covid-19 emergency for the Codogno Civil Protection, has also activated a campaign to raise funds for Italian families in difficulty due to the pandemic.

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