2001 Press Releases

U.S. Government Assistance for Turkmenistan to Arrive

May 22, 2001

Over $400,000 worth of clothing, footwear, and medical equipment will arrive in Ashgabat in the coming week, donated by the U.S. Government as part of its on-going program of cooperation with Turkmenistan in the field of healthcare.

The project is being administered for USAID Counterpart International Humanitarian Assistance Program (CHAP), in collaboration with CHAP’s distribution partner, the National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan (TRCS). TRCS will receive and distribute clothing and footwear to the elderly, orphans, disabled, and large families. Medical equipment and supplies will be provided to TRCS’s Charity Houses in all velayats of Turkmenistan, with the aim of upgrading patient care service all over the country.

"Thanks to this aid, we managed to help the victims of natural disaster in Dashoguz and Garagala regions in the last 2 years, where we distributed meals, sweaters, shirts, sleeping bags and tents. And this new shipment will undoubtedly assist the needy groups of elderly, disabled and low-income people. I would like to express gratitude to CHAP on behalf of all recipients," TRCS's Emergency Humanitarian Assistance Specialist Natalya Levaya said.

CHAP has been working with Turkmenistan Red Crescent Society for more than two years. Since 1999, TRCS has received and distributed $1,928,700 worth of assistance from CHAP. New shipments of clothing, bedding, household items, and sleeping bags are expected in the near future.