250,000 USD of medical devices donated to Viet Nam by the Israeli shipping company ZIM
Medical devices worth 250,000 USD were presented to Viet Nam in a handover ceremony at the Vietnamese Ministry of Health by Israeli shipping company ZIM, with the support of the Embassy of Israel in Viet Nam.
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| The handover ceremony of 250,000 USD of medical devices from the Israeli shipping company 'ZIM' to Viet Nam. |
The equipment comprises of syringe pumps manufactured in Israel as well as bedside monitors, which are essential during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vice Minister of Vietnamese Ministry of Health, Prof. Tran Van Thuan, Ambassador of Israel in Viet Nam Nadav Eshcar and ZIM Vietnam Managing Director Abraham Elias took part in the ceremony.
At the start of the fourth COVID-19 wave in July 2021, Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long called on to ensure no shortage of medical devices and protective equipment for health practitioners. Localities however have reported difficulties in supplying adequate equipment, even for non-COVID treatment, with pandemic-hotspot Ho Chi Minh City a prime example.
This contribution of syringe pumps and bedside monitors will help support measures to strengthen the health system. ZIM is grateful for its long standing and significant operations in Viet Nam and feel privileged to be able to contribute meaningfully to an important cause. The company made similar arrangement in its other world markets, such as offering containers for oxygen shipments to India at the peak of the pandemic.
ZIM’s President and CEO Eli Glickman said, “Contribution to the communities in which we operate is one of our core values and part of our vision. We feel privileged to make this donation and would like to thank the Israeli ambassador in Viet Nam and the Vietnamese authorities for their collaboration and support.”
Highlighting the importance of medical assistance and cooperation, Ambassador Nadav Eshcar believes that “This magnificent operation will make it easier for our Vietnamese friends to cope with the pandemic. I praise the decision by ZIM to show the Israeli spirit of caring, and especially in Viet Nam.”
| ZIM (NYSE: ZIM) is a global container liner shipping company with leadership positions in the markets in which it operates. Founded in Israel in 1945, ZIM is a veteran shipping liner, with decades of experience providing customers with innovative seaborne transportation and logistics services, a reputation for industry-leading transit times, schedule reliability and service excellence. ZIM has operated in Viet Nam for 25 years. It employs 175 people in Viet Nam and handles an estimated 300,000 TEUs the past year. It currently operates 12 shipping services to various international destinations (US, Australia, India, China and the East Mediterranean), serving direct shippers (furniture, garments, shoes, seafood, agriculture, among others) and logistics providers, and is the only direct Viet Nam-Australia operator, calling both Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong. |
