France affirms commitment to support combating effects of coronavirus pandemic in Sudan

Khartoum, Nov. 8 (SUNA) - Ambassador of the Republic of France to Sudan Ms. Emmanuelle Blatmann has affirmed her country's commitment to partnership with the non-governmental organization Save the Children International to support combating the effects of the coronavirus pandemic in Sudan. Ms. Blatmann was speaking in press conference at the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) today on the occasion of signing of a partnership agreement in the field of health between the French Development Agency and Save the Children International. She pointed out that since the beginning of the partnership, the French Development Agency has mobilized its resources; of financing and knowledge tools to meet the needs of the East African region, as it allocated a portion of this funding that amounted to 62 million euros to Sudan for health workers besides supporting the most vulnerable families. The French Ambassador added that the goal of the partnership is to develop ambitious and effective preventive plans, especially in North and South Kordofan, and North Darfur, which suffer from high rates of malnutrition and poor access to basic health and water services. She indicated that solutions for post-pandemic impacts will be provided in the three targeted areas, which will enable participation in the global response plan that Save the Children International has committed to since a long time ago. Ms. Blatmann pointed out that a sum of more than 8 million euros is allocated to Sudan annually to fight HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, within France's commitment to population health, which it considers a fundamental issue. BT/BT