President Felipe Calderón Receives Aid from China to Cope with Influenza A Presidencia de la República go to original
At the presidential hangar on Friday, President Felipe Calderón received the assistance from the Chinese government sent to Mexico to cope with the Influenza A health emergency. The donation comprised five million dollars, one million dollars in cash and four in supplies consisting of:
Flexible surgical masks - 3,000,000 Professional surgical masks - 240,000 Visors with goggles - 50,000 Insulated clothing – 2,000,000 Protective clothing – 100,000 Shoe covers – 400,000 Normal gloves - 96,000 Long gloves – 1,500 Cotton balls – 1,600,000 Cotton pads – 10,000 Cotton buds – 8,000 Disinfecting swabs – 100,000 Bottles of soap – 8,000 Infra-red thermometers - 80
To be distributed at the following hospitals:
Hospital General Hospital Gea González Instituto Nacional de Pediatría Instituto Nacional de Nutrición Hospital Infantil de México Clínica Zaragoza Hospital de Xoco Hospital Francisco Cabrera Unidad de Medicina Familiar Número 8 Hospital Gabriel Mancera Hospital Siglo XXI Hospital Adolfo López Mateos Hospital Nicolás San Juan Hospital Ecatepec Hospital Naucalpan Hospital Ceilán Unidad de Medicina Familiar Número 8 Hospital Cuautitlán Hospital Neza Gustavo-Baz
Foreign Affairs Secretary Patricia Espinosa received the cash aid totaling one million dollars from Chinese ambassador in Mexico, Yin Hengmin. |