International Atomic Energy Agency medical device support to Turkey

In the statement issued by the IAEA, it was reported that the first emergency aid package was sent to Turkey due to the devastating earthquake.

In the statement, it was noted that after the earthquakes, many member countries, especially the US and Japan, supported the Agency in this regard.

In the statement, it was stated that portable and mobile X-ray equipment was included in the emergency first aid kit, and it was indicated that the medical equipment in question would be used instead of the equipment damaged in the earthquake.

The statement said that the agency’s support to Turkey and Syria, which were affected by the earthquakes, will continue and that various technical equipment, as well as X-ray machines, will be sent to the region in the coming weeks.

GROSSI: WE OFFER TECHNICAL SUPPORT

In the statement, it was indicated that the shipment to the region of the devices used to detect damaged homes is also planned, and the opinion of the IAEA director, Rafael Mariano Grossi, was also included.

Thanking the US and Japan for their contribution, Grossi said, “We are sending additional medical equipment needed by the specialists and have offered technical support.” he used his statements.

In his Twitter post, Grossi claimed that the Agency’s first aid package had arrived in Turkey and shared images of the Turkish Airlines cargo plane carrying the aid. (AA)