Bishkek. 180 wheelchairs for children will be soon delivered to Kyrgyzstan. Half of them have been purchased by the Russians in the U.S., the second part – by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). On the Russian side the purchase was financed by ОАО «NK «RussNeft» and ZAO «Polyus».
This was reported at the recent meeting between U. Chinaliyev, the Ambassador of Kyrgyz Republic to Russia, V. Rushaylo, the Special Representative of the Russian President for the development of relations with the Kyrgyz Republic, and David Grout, the Representative of the United States Agency for International Development to Russia.
This initiative followed the address of Roza Otunbayeva to help the Kyrgyz children with disabilities.
The wheelchairs have already been delivered to Russia and will soon be transported to Kyrgyzstan.
In October, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Development of the RF by the order of the Government of Russia has handed over the wheelchairs to 50 little Kyrgyz children with disabilities.