The second flight under the Medical Air Corridor initiative returned to Spain from China this morning with another 30 tonnes of protective gear for public and private hospitals. A third flight has landed in China to pick up another load.
To meet the most pressing needs of the Spanish health system, the goods initially being imported are principally face masks and other protective clothing (PPEs) for use by medical staff.
The Medical Air Corridor, coordinated from a logistics centre, is backed and managed by the Federación Española de Empresas de Tecnología Sanitaria (Fenin), an association of Spanish medical technology firms, and also by the Oesía logistics group and Iberia Airlines. Spain's Ministries of Heath, Foreign Affairs, Finance and Industry, and Trade and Tourism are also actively involved in the initiative, and are dealing with the complex paperwork required by an operation of this scale, especially during the global health crisis.
The Medical Air Corridor is intended to merge the capacities of the three partners with those of other initiatives. Together, joining public and private forces, we can contribute to speeding and expanding the delivery to Spain of medical supplies needed for:
The Medical Air Corridor is open to requests for material from all public bodies and companies that need them. They can contact the centre at the email address CorredorSanitario@oesia.com by telephone at 91 0213234.
The sole aim of the three partners in the Medical Air Corridor is to join forces to combat COVID-19 effectively and in a humanitarian spirit. #corredoraereosanitario
