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The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said Monday that it is contributing 1 million U.S. dollars worth of medical supplies to help China's battle against the novel coronavirus epidemic.
The money, which comprised donations from AIIB staff and matching funds from the bank, was used to purchase medical supplies to help frontline medical staff fighting the epidemic in Wuhan and Beijing, the bank said in a statement on its website.
AIIB has been sourcing medical supplies from around the world, including 51,000 medical masks, 46,000 protective clothing, 17,000 surgery aprons, 21,000 boxes of surgery gloves and other medical and epidemic prevention supplies with a total weight of 40 tonnes, according to the bank.
The first batch of the donations was delivered to Wuhan and Beijing on Monday, with other batches to follow, it said.
"We are ready to offer our help to the best of our ability," AIIB President and Chair of the Board Jin Liqun said.
AIIB also announced on Feb. 10 that it had been in active discussions with the Chinese government to strengthen China's emergency public health infrastructure and help meet the country's immediate and longer-term public health needs.
