The UAE is close to having sent 1,000 tonnes of medical aid abroad as part of its efforts to assist with the coronavirus outbreak.
So far, the country has sent 974 tonnes of supplies to 68 countries in South America, Asia, Africa and Europe.
The shipments have included thousands of gowns, gloves and face masks for health workers battling the spread of the pandemic.
In total, the equipment is estimated to have helped 963,000 doctors, nurses and other medical staff.
On Thursday, authorities in the UAE announced a shipment of 10.5 tonnes of medical aid was being flown to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
A second plane alsotook off from Abu Dhabi with another 50 tonnes of supplies for Peru.
The aircraft is due to land in the capital Lima before the equipment is taken by land to Iquitos, a city of some 400,000 people on the banks of the Amazon.
The aid is part of a collaboration between the UAE and Vatican City.
“The UAE has contributed in supporting its Iraqi brothers, especially in the field of economic development," said Mohammed Al Tunaiji, charge d'affaires at the UAE embassy in Baghdad.
“In continuation of these efforts, the leadership of the UAE sent a medical aid plane today to support health workers with the coronavirus.”
