The Ireland’s Call Initiative, a philanthropic enterprise set up to bring doctors and nurses home from abroad, today confirmed it will conclude its operations following the repatriation of 67 healthcare workers from around the globe. The initiative, which started at the end of March, provided logistical and financial support to 67 healthcare workers across the globe to get back to Ireland and help in the fight against Covid-19. A total of 154 flights were covered and accommodation in self-isolation for a fortnight was paid for to enable the healthcare workers to return. Some members of the public offered their vacant properties to healthcare workers across the country and Maynooth University offered 20 of its rooms for this purpose. “It has been an honour to help Ireland’s frontline heroes,” he added.

Source: The Irish Times May 15, 2020 20:37 UTC