- As on previous occasions, the ministries of Health and Territorial Policy and Public Service collaborate and the distribution will be coordinated by the delegations and subdelegations of the Government in each autonomous community
- This item is added to the more than 13 million masks that were distributed through the same channels last March
The Government distributes this week a total of 14,465,000 surgical masks intended for vulnerable groups through the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) and various social entities.
As in the past, the ministries of Health and Territorial Policy and Public Service collaborate in this action and distribution will be coordinated through government delegations and subdelegations in each autonomous community.
In particular, more than 7.2 million masks will be distributed through the FEMP in local entities, while the other 7.2 million will be distributed among the social entities Caritas (308,000); Red Cross (3,466,000); the European Network to Combat Poverty and Social Exclusion, EAPN (2,008,000); and the Spanish Committee of Representatives of People with Disabilities (CERMI), which will receive 504,000 units.
On this occasion, a total of 932,000 masks will also be distributed through the Spanish Federation of Food Banks (FESBAL), in addition to 41,000 units that will be directly destined to the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, to meet the demand in the school environment.
The shipment scheduled for next week adds to the more than 13 million masks that were distributed last March through the same channels, to which FESBAL is now added.
Likewise, during 2020, more than 64 million masks were distributed between the FEMP and social entities; 32 million, specifically, between the months of November and December to reinforce the campaign among the groups in situations of greater economic vulnerability at the end of the year.