Maternity hospitals of Kyrgyzstan to receive KGS 14M equipment to save lives of newborns

Bishkek, Dec. 21, 2021 . / Kabar / . Thirty noninvasive respiratory support devices (NISR devices) for seven maternity departments of Kyrgyzstan were handed over to the Ministry of Health of the republic.

The ceremony was attended by Health Minister Alymkadyr Beishenaliev, Japanese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Shigeki Maeda and UNICEF representative to the Kyrgyz Republic Christine Jaulmes, the press service of the Health Ministry of Kyrgyzstan said.

Thus, 30 ventilators for artificial respiration of newborns with humidifiers, devices for air/oxygen mixing, with lithium batteries and accessories were purchased by UNICEF with the financial support of the Government of Japan in the amount of KGS 14 million (USD 165.030).