Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe paid a courtesy visit to the Embassy of Taiwan (Republic of China) in Haiti on Thursday, where he met with the Chargé d'Affaires ai Shin Chih-chi on the strengthening of the bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Prime Minister Jouthe thanked the Taiwanese government for the support granted to Haiti, in order to fight against the spread of Covid-19 in the country including in particular a donation of 1,000 tonnes of rice, 7 thermal cameras, 280,000 masks and others sanitary facilities offered by Taiwan and which have already arrived in the country https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30543-haiti-taiwan-a-first-batch-of-materials-to-fight-against-covid-19-has-arrived.html

Shin Chih-chi said that the Taiwanese government was ready to support the efforts of the Government of Haiti, particularly in the sanitation and disinfection campaigns of the main arteries, public markets, hospitals and public establishments. He confirmed that nursing staff from public hospitals in Haiti by videoconference will have Thursday evening [April 17] exchanges with their Taiwanese colleagues around their experiences in the fight against Covid-19.

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