SARAJEVO, Aug 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), delivered Dexamethasone drug worth one million U.S. dollars to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), said the Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH yesterday.
According to the World Health Organisation, Dexamethasone, a common steroid, has had a beneficial effect on patients severely ill with COVID-19.
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, BiH has received medicine and PCR tests from UNICEF worth a total of three million U.S. dollars, said the ministry, adding that, Dexamethasone will soon be distributed to medical facilities across the country.
BiH is currently bracing for a fourth wave of the pandemic, as 420 new cases have been reported over the past 24 hours, a sharp increase from 15 daily cases reported on July 8, according to the official data.– NNN-AGENCIES
