His Excellency Dr. Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Malki, Ambassador of the State of Qatar in Manila, handed over to the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, 50,000 doses of Sinovac-Corona vaccine, in the context of financial support provided by the State of Qatar through Qatar Fund for Development, to the Government of the Philippines, amounted to $450,000.00 USD, last November 2021.

 

The vaccines, which arrived in Manila on Wednesday morning, come as part of Qatar's response to limit the spread of the Corona virus, based on the common global responsibility and an extension of the Qatar's commitment to stand with friendly and brotherly nations, affected by this pandemic.

 

The assistance was received by Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr.- Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, National Task Force against Covid-19 Chief Implementer, Head of Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), aside from The Honorable Secretary Robert Borje- Vice Chairperson and Executive Director of the Climate Change Commission (Former Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential  Assistant on foreign Affairs), The Honorable Alfonso Ferdinand A. Ver – Philippine Foreign Assistant Secretary for Middle East and African Affairs, and other officials from the Philippines Health Department.

 

In his remarks, His Excellency Dr. Al-Malki, said that the support "comes in the context of humanitarian work, the extended Qatari giving to relief the friends in Philippines. It also comes as a commitment from Qatar to alleviate the suffering of those affected by the health crisis, and to strengthen international efforts in the field of emergency aid."

 

It is worth mentioning that last year, the Qatar Fund for Development sent several urgent aids to a number of countries around the world, with the aim of addressing the Coronavirus pandemic.