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Spain donates more than 316,000 euros in medicines to Colombia after earthquake

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Spain donated medicines valued at 316,578 euros to Colombia after the Aug. 10 earthquake, as part of aid exceeding 1 million euros.
  • The shipment includes 95,248 units for the Colombian Red Cross, which will coordinate distribution with the Health Ministry.
  • Supplies are expected to reach hospitals in Chocó and four other affected departments, where needs are expected to continue.

Spain has delivered 95,248 units of medicine to Colombia as the country continues responding to the earthquake that struck on Aug. 10 and killed 331 people. The donation, valued at 316,578 euros, will go to the Colombian Red Cross.

The shipment includes medicines such as amoxicillin, omeprazole, pioglitazone and lidocaine with epinephrine. The donation came from the Reina Sofía Foundation and was transported with support from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, AECID.

From the very beginning, we sent a message of solidarity to the families of the victims. But solidarity is not a message that ends there. What I want to convey to all the Colombian people is that Spain is, and will remain, with Colombia in this tragedy.

· Santiago JiménezSpain’s ambassador described the broader Spanish response to the earthquake.

Spanish Ambassador Santiago Jiménez said the medicine formed part of a wider aid package worth more than 1 million euros. Spain and AECID began mobilizing assistance within days of the earthquake, providing hygiene, food and shelter kits. More than 4,000 kits reached the affected area and were intended to support about 20,000 people for a month.

The first emergency call was to cover those initial needs, and Spain made more than 4,000 kits available on the ground to serve around 20,000 people for a month.

· Santiago JiménezThe ambassador explained the initial aid sent after the disaster.

“From the very beginning, we sent a message of solidarity to the families of the victims. But solidarity is not a message that ends there. What I want to convey to all the Colombian people is that Spain is, and will remain, with Colombia in this tragedy,” Jiménez told EFE.

The Red Cross will work with Colombia’s Health Ministry to identify hospitals with the greatest needs, particularly in remote and heavily damaged areas. The medicines are initially destined for Chocó, the earthquake’s epicenter, as well as Risaralda, Valle del Cauca, Caldas and Quindío. Red Cross national director Francisco Moreno said the emergency is now a month old, but needs will continue for a considerable time.

It is important to bear in mind that we are one month into the emergency and that needs will continue for quite some time, requiring more cooperation in the subsequent stages.

· Francisco MorenoThe Colombian Red Cross director said further assistance would be needed.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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