Some 658 metric tons of medicines and medical supplies were delivered in Tigray region since July 2021, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) said.
The supplies were transported by 18 trucks through seven organizations such as UNFPA, WHO, MSF, IOM, UNICEF, FH, and CST, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said.
In the aforementioned period, partners have supported around 1.48 billion Birr worth of Nutrition supplies and about 128 million Birr worth of medical supplies to Tigray, MoFA said in a statement.
Understanding the high medical needs in the region, the MoFA said GoE has continued making efforts to ensure access to aid in collaboration with its partners.
However, the statement noted, those approved to deliver medicines and supplies since last month could not pass Abala due to “the TPLF renewed aggression.”
Taking needs and challenges into account, the GoE has decided to facilitate additional flights to augment the land transportation of medical aid and other food and essential supplies, MoFA indicated.
The statement mentioned that MoFA, Ministry of Health, and the National Disaster Risk Management Commission are working with ICRC and other UN partners to facilitate daily cargo flights to transport much-needed medicines and supplies.
The Ministry of Health is also working on using such flights to deliver vital medications and supplies that are not in the possession of partners, it was expressed.
It is to be recalled that the GoE has provided a blanket amnesty to truck drivers and created a buffer area to be run by the UN humanitarian agencies.
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