WHO thanks Qatar for facilitating delivery of critical health supplies to Kabul

* Essential medicines, surgery supplies, Covid-19 testing kits and more will be distributed to 280 health facilities and 31 labs across Afghanistan: WHO chief* Qatar's financial contributions and assistance to support Afghanistan to reach $50mnThe World Health Organisation (WHO) and its chief have thanked Qatar for facilitating the delivery of critical health supplies to Kabul, Afghanistan."We thank the government of the State of Qatar for its generous support. The shipment is among the 1st humanitarian aid to arrive at Kabul airport since 15 August. It will help WHO replenish depleted medical stocks and respond to urgent health needs in Afghanistan," the organisation said in a tweet.It was referring to the arrival of a Qatar Airways flight, carrying around 23 metric tonnes of life-saving medicines and supplies from WHO, in Kabul on Monday.Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation also thanked for the initiative."Thank you Qatar for facilitating this delivery of critical WHO health supplies to Kabul, Afghanistan. The essential medicines, surgery supplies, Covid-19 testing kits and more will be distributed to 280 health facilities and 31 labs across the country," he tweeted.On Monday, HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi had said Qatar provided last week about 188 tonnes of urgent food and medical aid, adding that the countrytarget="_blank"'>