QRCS protects 3,200 vulnerable Tajikistanis against coronavirus

Doha: Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has completed a project to control COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Tajikistan, by supporting the poor families worst affected by the virus in Dushanbe.

The project is aimed at providing urgent hygiene items to the most vulnerable people of Tajikistan. The Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan distributed hygiene kits, disinfectants, and medical masks to 1,200 vulnerable families (around 3,200 persons) from different pandemic-affected groups, mainly the patients who are taking treatment in local hospitals of Tajikistan.  Valued at $20,000 donated by QRCS, the distributed aid included hygiene kits (2,500 beneficiaries), disinfectants (200 beneficiaries), and medical masks (500 beneficiaries). All beneficiaries were selected according to the criteria agreed upon with local authorities.