On August 15 this year a large humanitarian cargo from Kyiv to Nur-Sultan arrived

On August 15 this year a large humanitarian cargo from Kyiv to Nur-Sultan arrived for the treatment of coronavirus infection and pneumonia.

Among the medicines there are powder for preparing a solution for injections "Meropenem" and solution for infusion "Levofloxacin". These are more than 80 thousand bottles.

The total cost of the 15-ton cargo is about 87 million tenge.

Medicines with the assistance of the Embassy of the Republic Kazakhstan in Ukraine were acquired as part of a charity assistance project of the international company "Kusto Group" to support the most affected and vulnerable population groups during the pandemic in Kazakhstan.

“We, Kazakhstanis abroad, could not remain indifferent to difficult situation with coronavirus in our homeland and we want to supply medicines to help our doctors overcome the crisis as soon as possible.

We would like to express special thanks to the staff of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Ukraine for supporting the humanitarian action of the company. Kazakhstani diplomats provided great assistance in finding a reliable source of procurement of medicines in Ukraine and solving transport and logistics issues", - said Daulet Nurzhanov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, KustoAgro.

Humanitarian aid will be transferred to SK-Pharmacia for subsequent transfer to medical organizations of Kazakhstan free of charge.