Israeli Embassy & MASHAV Deliver Half Ton of Equipment to Georgia's National Center for Disease Control

This Tuesday, the Israeli Embassy and MASHAV (Israel's International Development Cooperation Agency) delivered nearly half a ton of equipment to Georgia's National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), including 6,000 face masks, 300 waterproof boiler suits, 311 visor face shields, 250 N95 face masks and 240 waterproof gowns.

This gesture forms yet another link in the ongoing Israeli-Georgian bilateral cooperation to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, following training seminars, lessons and best-practice sharing and numerous humanitarian donations.

“Israel has recently emerged from a second 'wave' following a very strict second 'lockdown',” the Ambassador of Israel to Georgia, Ran Gidor, told GEORGIA TODAY. “We extend not only assistance but also empathy to our Georgian friends, who are struggling to contain the current outburst. MASHAV has supported Georgian professional women and men for almost 30 years, and we are proud to be able to stand by the Georgian NCDC in this crucial time."

Since 1992, MASHAV has trained more than 1,500 Georgian women & men in various professional fields - many of them in public health and disease prevention.

The Israeli Embassy and MASHAV both noted they are proud to stand by their Georgian friends and partners in this critical period and that they salute the NCDC for the excellent work it has done so far.