Over 103 million manat ($60.5 million) has been transferred to
Azerbaijan’s Fund to Support Fight against Coronavirus to date,
Trend reports on March 31.
Donations have been made by 1,734 legal entities and 4,149
individuals.
Thus, the Ministry of Economy transferred 1.2 million manat
($705,882) to the fund.
Ministry’s staff and its structures supported this noble
initiative by donating wages and voluntary contributions.
The administration and regional branches of the ministry, state
agencies under the ministry, the Agency for the Development of
Small and Medium Businesses, Sumgayit Chemical Industrial Park LLC,
Tamiz Shahar JSC, Entrepreneurship Development Fund, Azerbaijan
Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) and other
structures also joined the social campaign.
The Fund to Support Fight Against Coronavirus was established by
the decree of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on March 19.
The fund aims to provide financial support to activities carried
out in Azerbaijan to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection
and to combat it.
The protection of public health in Azerbaijan and provision of
health care services in accordance with international standards are
among the priorities of the socio-economic policy implemented in
the country. The expansion of the geography of the coronavirus that
has spread in recent months around the world necessitates the
strengthening of appropriate preventive measures in order to combat
the spread of the disease in the country.
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