An ambulance was delivered to the Ministry of Public Health the morning of June 3rd. The ambulance will be used by the Paysandú Hospital.

The new donation was made in a ceremony attended by U.S. Ambassador Martin J. Silverstein and Minister of Public Health Dr. Conrado Bonilla.

The ambulance, furnished with modern equipment and medical supplies is worth US$ 50,000 and is part of the U.S. Southern Command’s Humanitarian Assistance efforts.

The U.S. Embassy started this humanitarian assistance program in 2002 with the donation of medical supplies and educational programs, and has grown during the current year.

Today’s delivery is an added contribution to deliveries previously made. To date, Humanitarian Assistance donations total five million U.S. dollars.