Provision of 20,000 Coronavirus Tests to Dushanbe Health Department

On April 16, the Dushanbe Health Department was provided with 20,000 tests todetect the COVID-19 virus, 10 pieces of artificial lung ventilation (ALV) equipment and 500 sets of special medical clothing to prevent the spread ofcoronavirus infection. The amount of assistance provided is more than 5 million somoni. The company TGEM (Tajikgidroelectromontaj) intends to purchase more than 20 units of artificial lung ventilation equipment from well-known companies and provide them to the healthcare centers in Dushanbe in the near future.

As reported by the Information and Foreign Relations Department of the Office ofthe Chairman of Dushanbe, this step was taken on the initiative of the Chairman of Dushanbe Rustami Emomali as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus infection. Assistance was provided as part of humanitarian and charitable initiatives by the TGEM company - Tajikgidroelectromontaj of the Republic of Tajikistan. During the medical equipment handing over process, a company representative stated that the tests provided would be distributed toall public hospitals in Dushanbe. The tests are designed to quickly diagnosethe virus, quarantine infected individuals, and prevent the spread of the virus. It should be noted that TGEM, following the charitable initiatives ofthe Founder of Peace and National Unity, the Leader of the Nation, thePresident of the Republic of Tajikistan, Honored Emomali Rahmon, intends to continue in the future similar humanitarian activities with a high sense of patriotism and devotion to human values.