Russia: Gazprom Neft distributes medical PPE in fight against COVID-19

The “Gazprom Neft for Medics” initiative will facilitate the delivery of more than 1.3 million free supplies of medical PPE across Russia’s regions.

Gazprom Neft has begun delivering free supplies of medical PPE (personal protective equipment) throughout Russia’s regions as part of its corporate “Antivirus” programme to combat COVID-19.

The “Gazprom Neft for Medics” initiative will facilitate the delivery of more than 1.3 million masks and respirators, specialist isolation screens, goggles, hazmat suits and gloves to medical institutions.

The first batches of equipment for medical professionals have already been delivered to healthcare agencies in seven regions of Russia: the Omsk, Orenburg and Tomsk Oblasts, St. Petersburg, Yaroslavl, and the Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs. These regions are home to Gazprom Neft’s major industrial facilities.

Gazprom Neft will continue to provide free deliveries of medical PPE over the coming months, as well as supporting emergency services and volunteer organisations by providing free fuel throughout the company’s filling-station network, which has already been supplying fuel to medical transport services at no cost in several regions of Russia.