S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 Brazil sent a cargo of approximately 90 kilograms of cancer treatment medications to Lebanon last Saturday (2) that were requested by a pediatric hospital in capital Beirut. The medications were transported on a Brazilian Air Force (FAB) KC-30 aircraft, which is conducting its tenth repatriation flight for Brazilians in the Arab country. The aircraft is expected to land back in S\u00e3o Paulo early Tuesday morning (5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to information from the Ministry of Health, the medications sent were placed in special boxes and stored at a temperature between 2\u00b0C and 8\u00b0C. In addition to these, 27.3 tonnes of food baskets were donated after being collected by the United for Lebanon (UFL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The operation known as \u201cCedar Roots,\u201d which organizes the repatriations, has already delivered eight shipments of medications, medical supplies, and rehydration envelopes to the Arab country. Part of the donations comes from the stock of the Brazilian national health system SUS, while the rest was donated by companies or collected by diplomatic representations. By the conclusion of the ninth repatriation flight, 1,859 people and 20 pets were brought from Beirut to S\u00e3o Paulo. The tenth flight is returning to Brazil with 213 passengers and pets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cCedar Roots\u201d operation is coordinated by the Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a> through the Brazilian Cooperation Agency. It involves partnerships with Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Health, the Lebanese Embassy in Bras\u00edlia, the General Consulate of Lebanon in S\u00e3o Paulo, and the UFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Monday (04), Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on its social media channels that it \u201creiterates to all Brazilians to seek to leave Lebanon by their own means\u201d and says that the Brazilian Embassy in Beirut has conducted negotiations to secure priority boarding for Brazilians on flights with Middle East Airlines (MEA) to Frankfurt, Germany, and Madrid, Spain, \u201cin the coming weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read more<\/em>: Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\nAgreement for Brazilians to leave Lebanon<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Campaign raises donations for Lebanon<\/a>
Brazil\u2019s gov\u2019t donates health supplies to Lebanon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n